$100k salary, packing up from Nashville
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
below Nashville's monthly cost
On paper, Louisville and Nashville are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,368/mo
24% cheaper than Nashville(vs $1,790/mo)
4.5%
$375/mo more in state tax than Nashville
vs 0% in Nashville
$6,590/mo
$47 more than Nashville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$282k
39% cheaper than Nashville
vs $461k in Nashville
1.4M
vs 2.1M in Nashville
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in louisville.
Nashville keeps to 173 pleasant days a year.
Noticeably quieter than Nashville. About 67% fewer events on a typical month.
54/100
4% lower than Nashville
vs 56/100 in Nashville
Closest outdoor draw: Charlestown State Park, 10.6 mi.
94/100
2% lower than Nashville
vs 96/100 in Nashville
22
53% fewer than Nashville
vs 47 nonstops in Nashville
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