with $100k coming in, swapping out of Las Vegas
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.
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the verdict
the monthly premium over Las Vegas
Barely costlier than Las Vegas. If Louisville pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,368/mo
21% cheaper than Las Vegas(vs $1,731/mo)
4.5%
$375/mo more in state tax than Las Vegas
vs 0% in Las Vegas
$6,590/mo
$12 less than Las Vegas
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$282k
37% cheaper than Las Vegas
vs $451k in Las Vegas
1.4M
vs 2.3M in Las Vegas
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in louisville.
Las Vegas gets 210 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
Noticeably quieter than Las Vegas. About 97% fewer events on a typical month.
54/100
32% lower than Las Vegas
vs 80/100 in Las Vegas
Closest outdoor draw: Charlestown State Park, 10.6 mi.
94/100
15% higher than Las Vegas
vs 82/100 in Las Vegas
22
83% fewer than Las Vegas
vs 133 nonstops in Las Vegas
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