with $100k coming in, swapping out of Allentown
changea dispatch from
louisville
KY
38.25°N
85.76°W
Louisville is bourbon, the Derby, Muhammad Ali, and the Hot Brown sandwich (an open-faced turkey-and-cheese situation invented at the Brown Hotel). Derby week is a citywide event where people dress like they're at a wedding for a horse. The Highlands neighborhood has the best dive bars, the Urban Bourbon Trail downtown takes a full weekend. Pronounce it 'Loo-uh-vul' and you'll fit in.
in our guides
the verdict
cheaper each month than Allentown
You'd feel the difference in Louisville. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Allentown.
a quick ledger.
$1,368/mo
24% cheaper than Allentown(vs $1,809/mo)
4.5%
$119/mo more in state tax than Allentown
vs 3.07% in Allentown
$6,590/mo
$321 more than Allentown
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$282k
21% cheaper than Allentown
vs $359k in Allentown
1.4M
vs 874k in Allentown
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in louisville.
Allentown barely cracks 157 pleasant ones.
241% more happening than in Allentown.
54/100
26% lower than Allentown
vs 73/100 in Allentown
Closest outdoor draw: Charlestown State Park, 10.6 mi.
94/100
9% higher than Allentown
vs 86/100 in Allentown
22
144% more than Allentown
vs 9 nonstops in Allentown
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