on $100k a year, leaving Dayton
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
the monthly premium over Dayton
A small premium for Louisville. Worth it only if the rest of the city earns it back.
a quick ledger.
$1,368/mo
4% more expensive than Dayton(vs $1,321/mo)
4.5%
$43/mo more in state tax than Dayton
vs 3.99% in Dayton
$6,590/mo
$90 less than Dayton
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$282k
103% more expensive than Dayton
vs $139k in Dayton
1.4M
vs 808k in Dayton
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in louisville.
Dayton only manages 171 of those.
6.6× the events of Dayton, and the calendar shows it.
54/100
13% lower than Dayton
vs 62/100 in Dayton
Closest outdoor draw: Charlestown State Park, 10.6 mi.
94/100
6% higher than Dayton
vs 89/100 in Dayton
22
38% more than Dayton
vs 16 nonstops in Dayton
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