$100k a year, no longer in Fresno
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 Fresno, every month
Louisville runs on a fraction of Fresno's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,368/mo
32% cheaper than Fresno(vs $1,999/mo)
4.5%
$400/mo less in state tax than Fresno
vs 9.3% in Fresno
$6,590/mo
$1,031 more than Fresno
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$282k
32% cheaper than Fresno
vs $418k in Fresno
1.4M
vs 1.2M in Fresno
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in louisville.
Fresno edges ahead with 206 pleasant days.
2.4× the events of Fresno, and the calendar shows it.
54/100
18% lower than Fresno
vs 66/100 in Fresno
Closest outdoor draw: Charlestown State Park, 10.6 mi.
94/100
6% higher than Fresno
vs 89/100 in Fresno
22
100% more than Fresno
vs 11 nonstops in Fresno
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