with $100k coming in, swapping out of Baton Rouge
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 expensive each month than Baton Rouge
Louisville edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
a quick ledger.
$1,368/mo
1% more expensive than Baton Rouge(vs $1,361/mo)
4.5%
$125/mo more in state tax than Baton Rouge
vs 3% in Baton Rouge
$6,590/mo
$132 less than Baton Rouge
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$282k
13% more expensive than Baton Rouge
vs $250k in Baton Rouge
1.4M
vs 874k in Baton Rouge
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in louisville.
Baton Rouge actually gets more: 187 pleasant days a year.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 6.1× more on the calendar than Baton Rouge.
54/100
8% higher than Baton Rouge
vs 50/100 in Baton Rouge
Closest outdoor draw: Charlestown State Park, 10.6 mi.
94/100
25% higher than Baton Rouge
vs 75/100 in Baton Rouge
22
450% more than Baton Rouge
vs 4 nonstops in Baton Rouge
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