on $100k a year, leaving Anchorage
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
more each month than Anchorage ran you
Louisville edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
a quick ledger.
$1,368/mo
20% cheaper than Anchorage(vs $1,713/mo)
4.5%
$375/mo more in state tax than Anchorage
vs 0% in Anchorage
$6,590/mo
$30 less than Anchorage
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$282k
36% cheaper than Anchorage
vs $438k in Anchorage
1.4M
vs 401k in Anchorage
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in louisville.
Anchorage keeps to 93 pleasant days a year.
54/100
21% lower than Anchorage
vs 68/100 in Anchorage
Closest outdoor draw: Charlestown State Park, 10.6 mi.
94/100
19% higher than Anchorage
vs 79/100 in Anchorage
22
35% fewer than Anchorage
vs 34 nonstops in Anchorage
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