with $100k coming in, swapping out of Baton Rouge
changea dispatch from
reno
NV
39.53°N
119.81°W
Reno calls itself the Biggest Little City in the World and means it: casinos and neon, sure, but also a quietly cool downtown, a strong outdoor culture (Tahoe is 45 minutes south), and the Truckee River running right through the middle of everything. The University of Nevada keeps things young. Burning Man buses depart from here every August. Sunnier and drier than people expect.
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the monthly premium over Baton Rouge
You'd pay for Reno. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,908/mo
40% more expensive than Baton Rouge(vs $1,361/mo)
0%
$250/mo less in state tax than Baton Rouge
vs 3% in Baton Rouge
$6,425/mo
$297 less than Baton Rouge
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$574k
130% more expensive than Baton Rouge
vs $250k in Baton Rouge
565k
vs 874k in Baton Rouge
field notes, weather & such.
201
pleasant days a year, in reno.
Baton Rouge only manages 187 of those. Cold snaps are part of the year: 28 days below 20° here, 1 in Baton Rouge.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 6.9× more on the calendar than Baton Rouge.
71/100
42% higher than Baton Rouge
vs 50/100 in Baton Rouge
Closest outdoor draw: Tahoe National Forest, 20.1 mi.
95/100
27% higher than Baton Rouge
vs 75/100 in Baton Rouge
13
225% more than Baton Rouge
vs 4 nonstops in Baton Rouge
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