$100k a year, no longer in Cincinnati
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
under Cincinnati, every month
Louisville and Cincinnati land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,368/mo
12% cheaper than Cincinnati(vs $1,549/mo)
4.5%
$43/mo more in state tax than Cincinnati
vs 3.99% in Cincinnati
$6,590/mo
$138 more than Cincinnati
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$282k
11% cheaper than Cincinnati
vs $316k in Cincinnati
1.4M
vs 2.3M in Cincinnati
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in louisville.
Cincinnati only logs 162 pleasant days.
About as much going on as in Cincinnati.
54/100
25% lower than Cincinnati
vs 72/100 in Cincinnati
Closest outdoor draw: Charlestown State Park, 10.6 mi.
94/100
2% lower than Cincinnati
vs 96/100 in Cincinnati
22
53% fewer than Cincinnati
vs 47 nonstops in Cincinnati
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