with $100k coming in, swapping out of Charleston
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 Charleston's monthly cost
You'd feel the difference in Louisville. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Charleston.
a quick ledger.
$1,368/mo
31% cheaper than Charleston(vs $1,987/mo)
4.5%
$167/mo less in state tax than Charleston
vs 6.5% in Charleston
$6,590/mo
$785 more than Charleston
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$282k
35% cheaper than Charleston
vs $432k in Charleston
1.4M
vs 849k in Charleston
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in louisville.
Charleston gets 212 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
2.2× the events of Charleston, and the calendar shows it.
54/100
19% lower than Charleston
vs 67/100 in Charleston
Closest outdoor draw: Charlestown State Park, 10.6 mi.
94/100
2% higher than Charleston
vs 92/100 in Charleston
22
10% more than Charleston
vs 20 nonstops in Charleston
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