$100k salary, packing up from Atlanta
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
below Atlanta's monthly cost
The gap is real. Louisville costs noticeably less than Atlanta, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,368/mo
25% cheaper than Atlanta(vs $1,814/mo)
4.5%
$82/mo less in state tax than Atlanta
vs 5.49% in Atlanta
$6,590/mo
$528 more than Atlanta
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$282k
27% cheaper than Atlanta
vs $386k in Atlanta
1.4M
vs 6.3M in Atlanta
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in louisville.
Atlanta gets 204 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
Noticeably quieter than Atlanta. About 62% fewer events on a typical month.
54/100
19% lower than Atlanta
vs 67/100 in Atlanta
Closest outdoor draw: Charlestown State Park, 10.6 mi.
94/100
1% higher than Atlanta
vs 93/100 in Atlanta
22
90% fewer than Atlanta
vs 217 nonstops in Atlanta
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