same $100k income, fresh start from Boulder
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
lighter monthly cost than Boulder
Louisville is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,368/mo
38% cheaper than Boulder(vs $2,216/mo)
4.5%
$8/mo more in state tax than Boulder
vs 4.4% in Boulder
$6,590/mo
$839 more than Boulder
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$282k
64% cheaper than Boulder
vs $783k in Boulder
1.4M
vs 327k in Boulder
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in louisville.
Boulder only logs 178 pleasant days.
A month here packs 15.3× the events of Boulder.
54/100
32% lower than Boulder
vs 79/100 in Boulder
Closest outdoor draw: Charlestown State Park, 10.6 mi.
94/100
12% higher than Boulder
vs 84/100 in Boulder
22
87% fewer than Boulder
vs 169 nonstops in Boulder
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