$100k salary, packing up from Greenville
changea 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.
in our guides
the verdict
below Greenville's monthly cost
The gap is real. New Orleans costs noticeably less than Greenville, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,612/mo
4% more expensive than Greenville(vs $1,551/mo)
3%
$292/mo less in state tax than Greenville
vs 6.5% in Greenville
$6,471/mo
$230 more than Greenville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$259k
17% cheaper than Greenville
vs $311k in Greenville
962k
vs 975k in Greenville
field notes, weather & such.
235
pleasant days a year, in new orleans.
Greenville barely cracks 202 pleasant ones.
A month here packs 4.4× the events of Greenville.
55/100
20% lower than Greenville
vs 69/100 in Greenville
Closest outdoor draw: Fontainebleau State Park District I, 27.2 mi.
98/100
17% higher than Greenville
vs 84/100 in Greenville
39
95% more than Greenville
vs 20 nonstops in Greenville
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