on $100k a year, leaving Pittsburgh
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
pricier each month than Pittsburgh
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Louisville is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,368/mo
7% cheaper than Pittsburgh(vs $1,473/mo)
4.5%
$119/mo more in state tax than Pittsburgh
vs 3.07% in Pittsburgh
$6,590/mo
$15 less than Pittsburgh
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$282k
27% more expensive than Pittsburgh
vs $223k in Pittsburgh
1.4M
vs 2.4M in Pittsburgh
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in louisville.
Pittsburgh barely cracks 161 pleasant ones.
On par with Pittsburgh for events and shows.
54/100
22% lower than Pittsburgh
vs 69/100 in Pittsburgh
Closest outdoor draw: Charlestown State Park, 10.6 mi.
94/100
5% lower than Pittsburgh
vs 99/100 in Pittsburgh
22
41% fewer than Pittsburgh
vs 37 nonstops in Pittsburgh
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