$100k a year, no longer in Baton Rouge
changea dispatch from
buffalo
NY
42.89°N
78.88°W
Buffalo invented the wing (Anchor Bar, 1964, midnight, blue cheese, celery, not negotiable) and that should tell you most of what you need to know about the city's spirit. The Bills Mafia jumps through tables in subzero parking lots. Niagara Falls is 20 minutes away. The architecture (Sullivan, Wright, Olmsted parks) is genuinely world-class. The snow is part of the local mythology and the locals wear it proudly.
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more expensive each month than Baton Rouge
You'd pay for Buffalo. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
1% more expensive than Baton Rouge(vs $1,361/mo)
5.85%
$238/mo more in state tax than Baton Rouge
vs 3% in Baton Rouge
$6,472/mo
$250 less than Baton Rouge
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
12% more expensive than Baton Rouge
vs $250k in Baton Rouge
1.2M
vs 874k in Baton Rouge
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Baton Rouge has the edge here, logging 187 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 42 days below 20°, vs 1 in Baton Rouge.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 4.5× more on the calendar than Baton Rouge.
66/100
32% higher than Baton Rouge
vs 50/100 in Baton Rouge
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
21% higher than Baton Rouge
vs 75/100 in Baton Rouge
20
400% more than Baton Rouge
vs 4 nonstops in Baton Rouge
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