on $100k a year, leaving Baton Rouge
changea dispatch from
sacramento
CA
38.58°N
121.49°W
Sacramento is California's capital and California's pantry, sitting at the heart of one of the most productive farm regions on earth. The 'Farm to Fork' food movement isn't marketing here, it's just dinner. Two rivers meet downtown, summer afternoons are dry and hot enough to justify ice cream as a meal, and Tahoe is a two-hour drive when you need elevation. It's quieter than its big-city neighbors and likes it that way.
the verdict
pricier each month than Baton Rouge
Sacramento is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,226/mo
64% more expensive than Baton Rouge(vs $1,361/mo)
9.3%
$525/mo more in state tax than Baton Rouge
vs 3% in Baton Rouge
$5,332/mo
$1,390 less than Baton Rouge
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$589k
136% more expensive than Baton Rouge
vs $250k in Baton Rouge
2.4M
vs 874k in Baton Rouge
field notes, weather & such.
211
pleasant days a year, in sacramento.
Baton Rouge barely cracks 187 pleasant ones. Hot stretches show up, though: 56 days above 95° here, 25 in Baton Rouge.
460% more happening than in Baton Rouge.
75/100
50% higher than Baton Rouge
vs 50/100 in Baton Rouge
Closest outdoor draw: Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, 33.8 mi.
98/100
31% higher than Baton Rouge
vs 75/100 in Baton Rouge
28
600% more than Baton Rouge
vs 4 nonstops in Baton Rouge
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