on $100k a year, leaving Louisville
changea dispatch from
columbia
SC
34.00°N
81.03°W
Columbia is the South Carolina capital, USC Gamecock country, and home to one of the largest urban rivers (the Congaree) flowing right past downtown. The Saluda River outside town is a tubing destination locals swear by, and Congaree National Park's old-growth cypress is a 30-minute drive. The state museum is a sleeper good time. Slower-paced than Charleston, less touristy.
in our guides
the verdict
more each month than Louisville ran you
Columbia costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,551/mo
13% more expensive than Louisville(vs $1,368/mo)
6.5%
$167/mo more in state tax than Louisville
vs 4.5% in Louisville
$6,241/mo
$349 less than Louisville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$255k
10% cheaper than Louisville
vs $282k in Louisville
857k
vs 1.4M in Louisville
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in columbia.
Louisville keeps to 181 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 27 days top 95° vs Louisville's 1.
Lighter on events: Louisville packs 4.8× more into a month.
55/100
2% higher than Louisville
vs 54/100 in Louisville
Closest outdoor draw: Congaree National Park, 29.1 mi.
85/100
10% lower than Louisville
vs 94/100 in Louisville
10
55% fewer than Louisville
vs 22 nonstops in Louisville
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