on $100k a year, leaving Honolulu
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 Honolulu, every month
Move to Louisville and the monthly math gets easier. Honolulu's rent is the headline; Louisville's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,368/mo
52% cheaper than Honolulu(vs $2,843/mo)
4.5%
$542/mo less in state tax than Honolulu
vs 11% in Honolulu
$6,590/mo
$2,016 more than Honolulu
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$282k
73% cheaper than Honolulu
vs $1061k in Honolulu
1.4M
vs 989k in Honolulu
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in louisville.
Honolulu edges ahead with 316 pleasant days.
On par with Honolulu for events and shows.
54/100
2% lower than Honolulu
vs 55/100 in Honolulu
Closest outdoor draw: Charlestown State Park, 10.6 mi.
94/100
5% lower than Honolulu
vs 99/100 in Honolulu
22
57% fewer than Honolulu
vs 51 nonstops in Honolulu
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