$100k a year, no longer in Shreveport
changea dispatch from
los angeles
CA
34.05°N
118.24°W
Los Angeles is 88 cities pretending to be one, connected by freeways and a shared love of really good tacos. Every neighborhood is its own scene: surfers in Venice, the Korean grandmas of K-town, mountains rising behind Pasadena, Persian rugs in Westwood. The light at golden hour is so good it makes Instagram filters jealous. Roll the windows down at golden hour, put on a playlist, and let the city stretch out.
in our guides
the verdict
more each month than Shreveport ran you
Los Angeles doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what Los Angeles is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
a quick ledger.
$2,899/mo
122% more expensive than Shreveport(vs $1,308/mo)
9.3%
$525/mo more in state tax than Shreveport
vs 3% in Shreveport
$4,659/mo
$2,116 less than Shreveport
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1029k
485% more expensive than Shreveport
vs $176k in Shreveport
12.8M
vs 383k in Shreveport
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in los angeles.
Shreveport barely cracks 159 pleasant ones.
A month here packs 348.0× the events of Shreveport.
67/100
20% higher than Shreveport
vs 56/100 in Shreveport
Closest outdoor draw: Channel Islands National Park, 61.5 mi.
96/100
88% higher than Shreveport
vs 51/100 in Shreveport
150
2900% more than Shreveport
vs 5 nonstops in Shreveport
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