with $100k coming in, swapping out of Tucson
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
cheaper each month than Tucson
On paper, Baton Rouge and Tucson are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
6% cheaper than Tucson(vs $1,444/mo)
3%
$42/mo more in state tax than Tucson
vs 2.5% in Tucson
$6,722/mo
$41 more than Tucson
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$250k
29% cheaper than Tucson
vs $352k in Tucson
874k
vs 1.1M in Tucson
field notes, weather & such.
187
pleasant days a year, in baton rouge.
Tucson edges ahead with 202 pleasant days.
55% fewer events than Tucson. The pace eases up.
50/100
24% lower than Tucson
vs 66/100 in Tucson
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, 38.6 mi.
75/100
12% higher than Tucson
vs 67/100 in Tucson
4
75% fewer than Tucson
vs 16 nonstops in Tucson
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