$100k a year, no longer in Roanoke
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 Roanoke
Louisville and Roanoke land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,368/mo
1% cheaper than Roanoke(vs $1,382/mo)
4.5%
$104/mo less in state tax than Roanoke
vs 5.75% in Roanoke
$6,590/mo
$118 more than Roanoke
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$282k
5% cheaper than Roanoke
vs $296k in Roanoke
1.4M
vs 314k in Roanoke
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in louisville.
Roanoke only manages 179 of those.
A month here packs 7.7× the events of Roanoke.
54/100
22% lower than Roanoke
vs 69/100 in Roanoke
Closest outdoor draw: Charlestown State Park, 10.6 mi.
94/100
0% lower than Roanoke
vs 94/100 in Roanoke
22
144% more than Roanoke
vs 9 nonstops in Roanoke
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