$100k salary, packing up from Hartford
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
below Hartford's monthly cost
The gap is real. Louisville costs noticeably less than Hartford, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,368/mo
29% cheaper than Hartford(vs $1,931/mo)
4.5%
$83/mo less in state tax than Hartford
vs 5.5% in Hartford
$6,590/mo
$646 more than Hartford
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$282k
31% cheaper than Hartford
vs $411k in Hartford
1.4M
vs 1.2M in Hartford
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in louisville.
Hartford barely cracks 148 pleasant ones.
3.2× the events of Hartford, and the calendar shows it.
54/100
19% lower than Hartford
vs 67/100 in Hartford
Closest outdoor draw: Charlestown State Park, 10.6 mi.
94/100
3% higher than Hartford
vs 91/100 in Hartford
22
15% fewer than Hartford
vs 26 nonstops in Hartford
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