on $100k a year, leaving Spokane
changea dispatch from
baton rouge
LA
30.45°N
91.15°W
Baton Rouge is LSU football, the Mississippi River bending past downtown, and the kind of food (gumbo, jambalaya, boudin, po'boys) that makes you want to lie down after lunch. The Louisiana state capitol is the tallest in the country, a 34-story Art Deco tower that looks more like a Manhattan office building. Cajun warmth runs through everything, with a slightly more buttoned-up daily pace than New Orleans.
the verdict
more each month than Spokane ran you
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Baton Rouge is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
10% cheaper than Spokane(vs $1,520/mo)
3%
$250/mo more in state tax than Spokane
vs 0% in Spokane
$6,722/mo
$91 less than Spokane
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$250k
41% cheaper than Spokane
vs $420k in Spokane
874k
vs 600k in Spokane
field notes, weather & such.
187
pleasant days a year, in baton rouge.
Spokane barely cracks 164 pleasant ones. Hot stretches show up, though: 25 days above 95° here, 6 in Spokane.
Spokane hosts 2.5× more events.
50/100
38% lower than Spokane
vs 81/100 in Spokane
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, 38.6 mi.
75/100
18% lower than Spokane
vs 91/100 in Spokane
4
60% fewer than Spokane
vs 10 nonstops in Spokane
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