same $100k income, fresh start from Boise
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 Boise
Not a fortune, but real money. Louisville runs cheaper than Boise month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,368/mo
24% cheaper than Boise(vs $1,794/mo)
4.5%
$108/mo less in state tax than Boise
vs 5.8% in Boise
$6,590/mo
$534 more than Boise
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$282k
42% cheaper than Boise
vs $490k in Boise
1.4M
vs 827k in Boise
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in louisville.
Boise barely cracks 166 pleasant ones.
2.4× the events of Boise, and the calendar shows it.
54/100
34% lower than Boise
vs 82/100 in Boise
Closest outdoor draw: Charlestown State Park, 10.6 mi.
94/100
2% lower than Boise
vs 96/100 in Boise
22
38% more than Boise
vs 16 nonstops in Boise
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