on $100k a year, leaving Birmingham
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 Birmingham's monthly cost
Louisville and Birmingham land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,368/mo
3% cheaper than Birmingham(vs $1,407/mo)
4.5%
$42/mo less in state tax than Birmingham
vs 5% in Birmingham
$6,590/mo
$80 more than Birmingham
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$282k
8% more expensive than Birmingham
vs $261k in Birmingham
1.4M
vs 1.2M in Birmingham
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in louisville.
Birmingham barely cracks 171 pleasant ones.
On par with Birmingham for events and shows.
54/100
11% lower than Birmingham
vs 61/100 in Birmingham
Closest outdoor draw: Charlestown State Park, 10.6 mi.
94/100
19% higher than Birmingham
vs 79/100 in Birmingham
22
10% more than Birmingham
vs 20 nonstops in Birmingham
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