on $100k a year, leaving San Diego
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
lighter monthly cost than San Diego
Move to Louisville and the monthly math gets easier. San Diego's rent is the headline; Louisville's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,368/mo
53% cheaper than San Diego(vs $2,890/mo)
4.5%
$400/mo less in state tax than San Diego
vs 9.3% in San Diego
$6,590/mo
$1,922 more than San Diego
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$282k
72% cheaper than San Diego
vs $1010k in San Diego
1.4M
vs 3.3M in San Diego
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in louisville.
San Diego edges ahead with 332 pleasant days.
47% fewer events than San Diego. The pace eases up.
54/100
28% lower than San Diego
vs 75/100 in San Diego
Closest outdoor draw: Charlestown State Park, 10.6 mi.
94/100
5% lower than San Diego
vs 99/100 in San Diego
22
60% fewer than San Diego
vs 55 nonstops in San Diego
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