on $100k a year, leaving Denver
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 Denver, every month
Louisville gives you room Denver doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,368/mo
27% cheaper than Denver(vs $1,863/mo)
4.5%
$8/mo more in state tax than Denver
vs 4.4% in Denver
$6,590/mo
$486 more than Denver
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$282k
53% cheaper than Denver
vs $599k in Denver
1.4M
vs 3.0M in Denver
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in louisville.
Denver only manages 174 of those.
Lighter on events: Denver packs 4.9× more into a month.
54/100
36% lower than Denver
vs 85/100 in Denver
Closest outdoor draw: Charlestown State Park, 10.6 mi.
94/100
3% lower than Denver
vs 97/100 in Denver
22
87% fewer than Denver
vs 169 nonstops in Denver
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