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New Orleans, LA cityscape

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New Orleans

la · metro 962k

photo: Chad Populis / pexels

a dispatch from

new orleans

LA

29.95°N

90.07°W

New Orleans doesn't run on time, it runs on rhythm. The brass bands roll second-line parades through the streets for weddings, funerals, and Tuesdays, the gumbo is a personality test, and the French Quarter's wrought-iron balconies look exactly like the postcards. Mardi Gras is real life here, not a stunt. The air carries beignet sugar, river mist, and someone's trumpet warming up two blocks over.

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$1,803

lighter monthly cost than San Diego

In New Orleans, rent stops being the headline. The cost gap shows up every month without you trying.
landable, recorded on the new orleans entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,612/mo

44% cheaper than San Diego(vs $2,890/mo)

02state income tax

3%

$525/mo less in state tax than San Diego

vs 9.3% in San Diego

03after rent

$6,471/mo

$1,803 more than San Diego

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$259k

74% cheaper than San Diego

vs $1010k in San Diego

05metro size

962k

vs 3.3M in San Diego

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

235

pleasant days a year, in new orleans.

San Diego gets 332 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.

San Diego hosts 1.8× more events.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

55/100

27% lower than San Diego

vs 75/100 in San Diego

Closest outdoor draw: Fontainebleau State Park District I, 27.2 mi.

·walk score®

98/100

1% lower than San Diego

vs 99/100 in San Diego

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

39

29% fewer than San Diego

vs 55 nonstops in San Diego

04 · see also

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savannah

similar overall lifestyle

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better park access

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