same $100k income, fresh start from Lafayette
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
more expensive each month than Lafayette
Louisville edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
a quick ledger.
$1,368/mo
3% more expensive than Lafayette(vs $1,332/mo)
4.5%
$125/mo more in state tax than Lafayette
vs 3% in Lafayette
$6,590/mo
$161 less than Lafayette
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$282k
41% more expensive than Lafayette
vs $200k in Lafayette
1.4M
vs 414k in Lafayette
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in louisville.
Lafayette actually gets more: 211 pleasant days a year.
A real upgrade on things to do: 18.4× Lafayette's pace.
54/100
26% higher than Lafayette
vs 43/100 in Lafayette
Closest outdoor draw: Charlestown State Park, 10.6 mi.
94/100
11% higher than Lafayette
vs 85/100 in Lafayette
22
633% more than Lafayette
vs 3 nonstops in Lafayette
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