$100k salary, packing up from Memphis
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
the monthly cost of moving past Memphis
Louisville costs more than Memphis, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,368/mo
5% cheaper than Memphis(vs $1,436/mo)
4.5%
$375/mo more in state tax than Memphis
vs 0% in Memphis
$6,590/mo
$307 less than Memphis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$282k
16% more expensive than Memphis
vs $244k in Memphis
1.4M
vs 1.3M in Memphis
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in louisville.
Memphis gets 185 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
A month here packs 2.6× the events of Memphis.
54/100
4% lower than Memphis
vs 56/100 in Memphis
Closest outdoor draw: Charlestown State Park, 10.6 mi.
94/100
6% higher than Memphis
vs 89/100 in Memphis
22
31% fewer than Memphis
vs 32 nonstops in Memphis
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