same $100k income, fresh start from St. Louis
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
lighter monthly cost than St. Louis
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Baton Rouge is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
4% cheaper than St. Louis(vs $1,411/mo)
3%
$142/mo less in state tax than St. Louis
vs 4.7% in St. Louis
$6,722/mo
$191 more than St. Louis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$250k
10% cheaper than St. Louis
vs $277k in St. Louis
874k
vs 2.8M in St. Louis
field notes, weather & such.
187
pleasant days a year, in baton rouge.
St. Louis only manages 174 of those. Summer is real but not punishing: 25 days top 95° vs St. Louis's 5.
81% fewer events than St. Louis. The pace eases up.
50/100
26% lower than St. Louis
vs 68/100 in St. Louis
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, 38.6 mi.
75/100
14% lower than St. Louis
vs 87/100 in St. Louis
4
93% fewer than St. Louis
vs 60 nonstops in St. Louis
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