$100k salary, packing up from Richmond
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 Richmond's monthly cost
The gap is real. Louisville costs noticeably less than Richmond, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,368/mo
19% cheaper than Richmond(vs $1,691/mo)
4.5%
$104/mo less in state tax than Richmond
vs 5.75% in Richmond
$6,590/mo
$427 more than Richmond
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$282k
28% cheaper than Richmond
vs $394k in Richmond
1.4M
vs 1.4M in Richmond
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in louisville.
Richmond barely cracks 172 pleasant ones.
59% more happening than in Richmond.
54/100
17% lower than Richmond
vs 65/100 in Richmond
Closest outdoor draw: Charlestown State Park, 10.6 mi.
94/100
36% higher than Richmond
vs 69/100 in Richmond
22
16% more than Richmond
vs 19 nonstops in Richmond
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