re: Is Little Rock a better place to live than Baton Rouge?

Little Rock is the shittiest, oldest, and most forgotten about feeling state capital in the union.

I would certainly live in LR over BR.

Easily.

I've lived in Arkansas for a few years and don't really care what you do; to me it's a lateral move, Little Rock's not an especially big or nice city

The bar scene is a lot weaker if that's your thing and the food isn't as good. I'd argue the scenery is a little bit nicer in Little Rock and some people like experiencing a winter which Louisiana doesn't really have imo (Not every year will be snowy/cold in Little Rock though fyi)

Big thing is stay out of north Little Rock, that and the roads heading towards Memphis are where all of the crime happens

Also it should be fairly obvious but be prepared to see a BUNCH of Uni of Arkansas fans. Since they have no major league sports team in the area and very little minor league sports presence they are stupid crazy about their Razorbacks

Whatever you decide, good luck

It's beautiful as far as the geographical views around or nearby the city. You will however miss the seafood availability. Nightlife is odd but perhaps not worse than BRs post college scene. I mostly missed having a lot of friends and family nearby but thought it'd be worth it for a really good job opportunity (the one I had ended up not being so).

Live here and yes

No contraflow traffic.

Ive lived in both and its not close. BR is way better and I'm not even a huge fan of BR. Little Rock is what BR would be if LSU was in shreveport and Nola was suckier and twice as far away in another state. Little Rock has a loop (traffic still sucks), has some really nice areas, and has hills. But it depends on what you love to do which one would be better for you.

And one of my favorite things about BR is the location. An hour away from Nola and everything to do there but without having to live in Nola. Close to the gulf for drinking and fishing, close enough to nice beaches to just make a weekend out of it. Between mardi gras, jazzfest, all the other festivals, LSU events, the beach, Saints games, and Pelicans games, I could do things in a weekend that people who live in some states plan their vacations around.

Lived in both places.
Baton Rouge better by a bunch for me. Some of the areas around LR are ok but they are mostly full of people that didn't want to live in LR.

OP, I'm from Bryant/LR. Its really pretty nice. The fall and even winter are nice. The crime statistics may look rough but they are from a few specific areas that you'll have little reason to frequent. the metro is very segregated but I suppose that is common. West LR, Maumelle, and Bryant are all nice. North LR is pretty shitty but you can pretty much pretend it doesn't exist. SWLR is a terrible place that isn't quite as easily avoidable unfortunately.