same $100k income, fresh start from Kansas City
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
lighter monthly cost than Kansas City
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Louisville is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,368/mo
9% cheaper than Kansas City(vs $1,502/mo)
4.5%
$17/mo less in state tax than Kansas City
vs 4.7% in Kansas City
$6,590/mo
$150 more than Kansas City
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$282k
13% cheaper than Kansas City
vs $326k in Kansas City
1.4M
vs 2.2M in Kansas City
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in louisville.
Kansas City barely cracks 170 pleasant ones.
Comparable to Kansas City for events and concerts.
54/100
4% lower than Kansas City
vs 56/100 in Kansas City
Closest outdoor draw: Charlestown State Park, 10.6 mi.
94/100
0% lower than Kansas City
vs 94/100 in Kansas City
22
49% fewer than Kansas City
vs 43 nonstops in Kansas City
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