$100k salary, packing up from Baton Rouge
changea dispatch from
wilmington
NC
34.23°N
77.95°W
Wilmington has been called 'Hollywood East' for the volume of film and TV produced here (Dawson's Creek, One Tree Hill, and dozens of features). The historic riverfront on the Cape Fear is genuinely charming, and Wrightsville Beach is 15 minutes away. The food scene punches above its weight, especially seafood. UNCW keeps it youthful. A coastal city with both beach and downtown charm.
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the monthly cost of moving past Baton Rouge
Wilmington runs a little pricier than Baton Rouge. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,675/mo
23% more expensive than Baton Rouge(vs $1,361/mo)
4.5%
$125/mo more in state tax than Baton Rouge
vs 3% in Baton Rouge
$6,283/mo
$439 less than Baton Rouge
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$448k
79% more expensive than Baton Rouge
vs $250k in Baton Rouge
467k
vs 874k in Baton Rouge
field notes, weather & such.
235
pleasant days a year, in wilmington.
Baton Rouge barely cracks 187 pleasant ones.
33% more happening than in Baton Rouge.
54/100
8% higher than Baton Rouge
vs 50/100 in Baton Rouge
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Waccamaw State Park, 32.5 mi.
67/100
11% lower than Baton Rouge
vs 75/100 in Baton Rouge
5
25% more than Baton Rouge
vs 4 nonstops in Baton Rouge
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