$100k a year, no longer in Indianapolis
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 Indianapolis, every month
Louisville and Indianapolis land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,368/mo
9% cheaper than Indianapolis(vs $1,511/mo)
4.5%
$125/mo more in state tax than Indianapolis
vs 3% in Indianapolis
$6,590/mo
$18 more than Indianapolis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$282k
4% cheaper than Indianapolis
vs $296k in Indianapolis
1.4M
vs 2.1M in Indianapolis
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in louisville.
Indianapolis only manages 174 of those.
A similar weekend lineup to Indianapolis.
54/100
13% lower than Indianapolis
vs 62/100 in Indianapolis
Closest outdoor draw: Charlestown State Park, 10.6 mi.
94/100
5% lower than Indianapolis
vs 99/100 in Indianapolis
22
37% fewer than Indianapolis
vs 35 nonstops in Indianapolis
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