on $100k a year, leaving Lansing
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 each month than Lansing ran you
Louisville edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
a quick ledger.
$1,368/mo
9% more expensive than Lansing(vs $1,259/mo)
4.5%
$21/mo more in state tax than Lansing
vs 4.25% in Lansing
$6,590/mo
$130 less than Lansing
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$282k
16% more expensive than Lansing
vs $244k in Lansing
1.4M
vs 473k in Lansing
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in louisville.
Lansing only manages 153 of those.
A real upgrade on things to do: 5.1× Lansing's pace.
54/100
5% lower than Lansing
vs 57/100 in Lansing
Closest outdoor draw: Charlestown State Park, 10.6 mi.
94/100
18% higher than Lansing
vs 80/100 in Lansing
22
267% more than Lansing
vs 6 nonstops in Lansing
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