Baton Rouge LA vs. Albany-Schenectady-Troy NY (state, better, crime, bigger)

[ckhthankgod]

Both of these state capital metro areas are about the same in terms of metro area population. Both are within a pretty short distance from a bigger city/metro. Which would you prefer based upon these criteria?


Urban form


Suburbs


Food


Sports


Education(K-12 and college)


Location


Outdoor amenities


Safety/crime



Economy



Culture(i.e.-people/festivals/arts)

Keep in mind, this could also be a thread where people can offer information about one of the areas, as it could give others an idea of what each area has to offer versus strictly being a "back and forth/my city is better than your city" dialogue.


Street view of the state capital buildings of each of the capital cities as a starting point. Albany: https://www.google.com/maps/@42.6532...6!9m2!1b1!2i40


Baton Rouge: https://www.google.com/maps/@30.4564...7i13312!8i6656

[C24L]

Baton Rouge cuz its in the South....New York's way too cold for me.

[annie_himself]

Urban form: Albany
Suburbs: Albany, all of our suburbs are pretty rural. In-parish suburbs are ok.
Food: Baton Rouge by a country mile
Sports: nothing beats LSU football.
Education: I'd hope that Albany has better schools than BR.
Location: Tie, Nola and NYC are both big attractions. I'd probably pick Albany overall though.
Outdoor amenities: Albany
Crime: Albany
Economy: not sure
Culture: Baton Rouge by a country mile or two

Baton Rouge and New Orleans together have a ton of potential, just have to get leadership to realize and capitalize on it. Our street grid is fairly large too, larger than most people would realize I think. At least everyone in Nola thinks Baton Rouge is completely suburban.

[btownboss4]

Originally Posted by annie_himself

Urban form: Albany
Suburbs: Albany, all of our suburbs are pretty rural. In-parish suburbs are ok.
Food: Baton Rouge by a country mile
Sports: nothing beats LSU football.
Education: I'd hope that Albany has better schools than BR.
Location: Tie, Nola and NYC are both big attractions. I'd probably pick Albany overall though.
Outdoor amenities: Albany
Crime: Albany
Economy: not sure
Culture: Baton Rouge by a country mile or two

Baton Rouge and New Orleans together have a ton of potential, just have to get leadership to realize and capitalize on it. Our street grid is fairly large too, larger than most people would realize I think. At least everyone in Nola thinks Baton Rouge is completely suburban.

Except Bama.

[annie_himself]

Originally Posted by btownboss4

Except Bama.

With our scraps.