on $100k a year, leaving Columbus
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
pricier each month than Columbus
Almost a wash on cost. The case for New Orleans is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,612/mo
7% more expensive than Columbus(vs $1,511/mo)
3%
$82/mo less in state tax than Columbus
vs 3.99% in Columbus
$6,471/mo
$19 less than Columbus
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$259k
26% cheaper than Columbus
vs $350k in Columbus
962k
vs 2.2M in Columbus
field notes, weather & such.
235
pleasant days a year, in new orleans.
Columbus barely cracks 171 pleasant ones.
On par with Columbus for events and shows.
55/100
4% lower than Columbus
vs 57/100 in Columbus
Closest outdoor draw: Fontainebleau State Park District I, 27.2 mi.
98/100
15% higher than Columbus
vs 85/100 in Columbus
39
22% more than Columbus
vs 32 nonstops in Columbus
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