Baton Rouge or El Paso: which is better?
US metro area: head-to-head comparison
Baton Rouge wins on more indicators: 5 of 10 against 2.
- Money: tie 2:2
- Climate and risks: Baton Rouge 3:0
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Baton Rouge
Indicator
El Paso
Money
Tie (2 : 2)Per capita income
higher is better
✓$65,323
202433% higher
✗$49,273
202425% lower
Typical rent
lower is better
✓$1,366
2026-09-3010% lower
✗$1,521
2026-09-3011% higher
Typical home value
lower is better
✗$246,247
2026-09-306% higher
✓$233,011
2026-09-305% lower
Price level
lower is better
✗90.8 100 = US average
20241% higher
✓89.9 100 = US average
2024almost equal
Climate and risks
Better: Baton Rouge (3 : 0)Air: median AQI
lower is better
✓53 AQI
202421% lower
✗67 AQI
202426% higher
Days with unhealthy air
lower is better
✓14 days per year
202478% lower
✗63 days per year
2024350% higher
Hot days (max ≥ +30 °C)
lower is better
✓158 days per year
2016-20254% lower
✗165 days per year
2016-20254% higher
Frost days (min ≤ −10 °C)
tie
0 days per year
2016-2025
0 days per year
2016-2025
Severe frost (min ≤ −20 °C)
tie
0.0 days per year
2016-2025
0.0 days per year
2016-2025
Ice days (max ≤ 0 °C)
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
0 days per year
2016-2025
0 days per year
2016-2025
Heating degree days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
671 °C·days per year
2016-2025
1,014 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Cooling degree days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
1,856 °C·days per year
2016-2025
1,767 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Rainy days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
95 days per year
2016-2025
28 days per year
2016-2025
Snowfall days
no data for one of the places
no data
1 days per year
2016-2025
Annual precipitation
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
1,700 mm per year
2016-2025
206 mm per year
2016-2025
Daylight on December 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
10.2 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
10.1 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Daylight on June 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
14.1 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
14.2 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Air humidity
no data for one of the places
no data
32 %
2021-2025
Muggy days (dew point ≥ +20 °C)
no data for one of the places
no data
0 days per year
2021-2025
Distance to the sea
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
82 km
2006-2025
576 km
2006-2025
Earthquakes M4.5+ within 100 km
tie
0.00 per year
2006-2025
0.00 per year
2006-2025
Urban environment
no winnerPopulation
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
882,652 people
2024
879,392 people
2024
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Baton Rouge, El Paso.