with $100k coming in, swapping out of Baton Rouge
changea dispatch from
cincinnati
OH
39.10°N
84.51°W
Cincinnati is chili served on spaghetti (Skyline and Gold Star will fight you about which is better), German heritage in Over-the-Rhine's beer halls, and a riverfront that looks straight across at Kentucky. OTR's brick warehouses have become one of the best urban revitalizations in the country. The Reds play in baseball's oldest professional city. Pronounce it correctly and the locals warm up fast.
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more expensive each month than Baton Rouge
Cincinnati runs a little pricier than Baton Rouge. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,549/mo
14% more expensive than Baton Rouge(vs $1,361/mo)
3.99%
$82/mo more in state tax than Baton Rouge
vs 3% in Baton Rouge
$6,452/mo
$270 less than Baton Rouge
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
26% more expensive than Baton Rouge
vs $250k in Baton Rouge
2.3M
vs 874k in Baton Rouge
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
Baton Rouge edges ahead with 187 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 26 days under 20°, vs 1 in Baton Rouge.
A real upgrade on things to do: 5.8× Baton Rouge's pace.
72/100
44% higher than Baton Rouge
vs 50/100 in Baton Rouge
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
28% higher than Baton Rouge
vs 75/100 in Baton Rouge
47
1075% more than Baton Rouge
vs 4 nonstops in Baton Rouge
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