with $100k coming in, swapping out of Baton Rouge
changea dispatch from
detroit
MI
42.33°N
83.05°W
Detroit is Motown, techno's birthplace, auto-industry bones, and a comeback story that's actually happening. Coney dogs come with chili and onions, the riverfront looks across at Canada (yes, Canada is south of Detroit), and the murals in Eastern Market could fill an art book. Cass Corridor, Corktown, Mexicantown: every neighborhood feels like its own city. The architecture downtown is genuinely jaw-dropping.
in our guides
the verdict
the monthly cost of moving past Baton Rouge
Detroit runs a little pricier than Baton Rouge. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,472/mo
8% more expensive than Baton Rouge(vs $1,361/mo)
4.25%
$104/mo more in state tax than Baton Rouge
vs 3% in Baton Rouge
$6,507/mo
$215 less than Baton Rouge
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$262k
5% more expensive than Baton Rouge
vs $250k in Baton Rouge
4.3M
vs 874k in Baton Rouge
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in detroit.
Baton Rouge edges ahead with 187 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 37 days under 20°, vs 1 in Baton Rouge.
500% more happening than in Baton Rouge.
47/100
6% lower than Baton Rouge
vs 50/100 in Baton Rouge
Closest outdoor draw: Seven Lakes State Park, 46 mi.
99/100
32% higher than Baton Rouge
vs 75/100 in Baton Rouge
135
3275% more than Baton Rouge
vs 4 nonstops in Baton Rouge
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