with $100k coming in, swapping out of Chicago
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 Chicago
Louisville sits well below Chicago on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,368/mo
37% cheaper than Chicago(vs $2,170/mo)
4.5%
$38/mo less in state tax than Chicago
vs 4.95% in Chicago
$6,590/mo
$839 more than Chicago
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$282k
23% cheaper than Chicago
vs $365k in Chicago
1.4M
vs 9.3M in Chicago
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in louisville.
Chicago barely cracks 153 pleasant ones.
93% fewer events than Chicago. The pace eases up.
54/100
23% lower than Chicago
vs 70/100 in Chicago
Closest outdoor draw: Charlestown State Park, 10.6 mi.
94/100
6% lower than Chicago
vs 100/100 in Chicago
22
90% fewer than Chicago
vs 217 nonstops in Chicago
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