in our guides
01 · the verdict
the verdict
the monthly cost of moving past Shreveport
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Dayton is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
02 · the money
a quick ledger.
$1,321/mo
1% more expensive than Shreveport(vs $1,308/mo)
3.99%
$82/mo more in state tax than Shreveport
vs 3% in Shreveport
$6,680/mo
$95 less than Shreveport
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$139k
21% cheaper than Shreveport
vs $176k in Shreveport
808k
vs 383k in Shreveport
03 · the life
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in dayton.
Shreveport barely cracks 159 pleasant ones. Winter has bite, though: 34 days drop below 20° vs Shreveport's 2.
14.0× the events of Shreveport, and the calendar shows it.
62/100
11% higher than Shreveport
vs 56/100 in Shreveport
Closest outdoor draw: Sycamore State Park, 9.9 mi.
89/100
75% higher than Shreveport
vs 51/100 in Shreveport
16
220% more than Shreveport
vs 5 nonstops in Shreveport
04 · see also
similar cost and lifestyle tradeoffs to dayton:
