$100k salary, packing up from Jacksonville
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
the monthly premium over Jacksonville
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Louisville is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,368/mo
19% cheaper than Jacksonville(vs $1,679/mo)
4.5%
$375/mo more in state tax than Jacksonville
vs 0% in Jacksonville
$6,590/mo
$64 less than Jacksonville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$282k
21% cheaper than Jacksonville
vs $358k in Jacksonville
1.4M
vs 1.7M in Jacksonville
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in louisville.
Jacksonville edges ahead with 198 pleasant days.
A month here packs 1.8× the events of Jacksonville.
54/100
16% lower than Jacksonville
vs 64/100 in Jacksonville
Closest outdoor draw: Charlestown State Park, 10.6 mi.
94/100
1% higher than Jacksonville
vs 93/100 in Jacksonville
22
15% fewer than Jacksonville
vs 26 nonstops in Jacksonville
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