same $100k income, fresh start from Cape Coral

change
Louisville, KY cityscape

instead of cape coral

Louisville

ky · metro 1.4M

a 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.

metro1.4M

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$116

lighter monthly cost than Cape Coral

A near-tie on cost. What separates Louisville is the life around the numbers.
landable, recorded on the louisville entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,368/mo

26% cheaper than Cape Coral(vs $1,859/mo)

02state income tax

4.5%

$375/mo more in state tax than Cape Coral

vs 0% in Cape Coral

03after rent

$6,590/mo

$116 more than Cape Coral

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$282k

20% cheaper than Cape Coral

vs $355k in Cape Coral

05metro size

1.4M

vs 835k in Cape Coral

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

181

pleasant days a year, in louisville.

Cape Coral gets 250 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.

·outdoorscore

54/100

2% lower than Cape Coral

vs 55/100 in Cape Coral

Closest outdoor draw: Charlestown State Park, 10.6 mi.

·walk score®

94/100

124% higher than Cape Coral

vs 42/100 in Cape Coral

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

22

33% fewer than Cape Coral

vs 33 nonstops in Cape Coral

04 · see also

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