$100k salary, packing up from Portland
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
less monthly outlay than Portland
The gap is real. Louisville costs noticeably less than Portland, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,368/mo
23% cheaper than Portland(vs $1,781/mo)
4.5%
$354/mo less in state tax than Portland
vs 8.75% in Portland
$6,590/mo
$767 more than Portland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$282k
50% cheaper than Portland
vs $562k in Portland
1.4M
vs 2.5M in Portland
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in louisville.
Portland barely cracks 178 pleasant ones.
About as much going on as in Portland.
54/100
38% lower than Portland
vs 87/100 in Portland
Closest outdoor draw: Charlestown State Park, 10.6 mi.
94/100
6% lower than Portland
vs 100/100 in Portland
22
61% fewer than Portland
vs 57 nonstops in Portland
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