same $100k income, fresh start from Madison
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 Madison
Not a fortune, but real money. Louisville runs cheaper than Madison month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,368/mo
18% cheaper than Madison(vs $1,673/mo)
4.5%
$148/mo less in state tax than Madison
vs 6.27% in Madison
$6,590/mo
$452 more than Madison
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$282k
39% cheaper than Madison
vs $465k in Madison
1.4M
vs 694k in Madison
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in louisville.
Madison barely cracks 147 pleasant ones.
2.3× the events of Madison, and the calendar shows it.
54/100
19% lower than Madison
vs 67/100 in Madison
Closest outdoor draw: Charlestown State Park, 10.6 mi.
94/100
7% higher than Madison
vs 88/100 in Madison
22
100% more than Madison
vs 11 nonstops in Madison
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