with $100k coming in, swapping out of Tulsa
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 Tulsa
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Baton Rouge is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
1% more expensive than Tulsa(vs $1,350/mo)
3%
$146/mo less in state tax than Tulsa
vs 4.75% in Tulsa
$6,722/mo
$134 more than Tulsa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$250k
1% cheaper than Tulsa
vs $253k in Tulsa
874k
vs 1.0M in Tulsa
field notes, weather & such.
187
pleasant days a year, in baton rouge.
Tulsa barely cracks 163 pleasant ones.
Lighter on events: Tulsa packs 2.5× more into a month.
50/100
2% higher than Tulsa
vs 49/100 in Tulsa
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, 38.6 mi.
75/100
3% lower than Tulsa
vs 77/100 in Tulsa
4
78% fewer than Tulsa
vs 18 nonstops in Tulsa
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