$100k salary, packing up from San Francisco
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 San Francisco's monthly cost
Move to Louisville and the monthly math gets easier. San Francisco's rent is the headline; Louisville's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,368/mo
57% cheaper than San Francisco(vs $3,146/mo)
4.5%
$400/mo less in state tax than San Francisco
vs 9.3% in San Francisco
$6,590/mo
$2,178 more than San Francisco
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$282k
77% cheaper than San Francisco
vs $1239k in San Francisco
1.4M
vs 4.6M in San Francisco
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in louisville.
San Francisco edges ahead with 312 pleasant days.
Lighter on events: San Francisco packs 2.8× more into a month.
54/100
35% lower than San Francisco
vs 83/100 in San Francisco
Closest outdoor draw: Charlestown State Park, 10.6 mi.
94/100
5% lower than San Francisco
vs 99/100 in San Francisco
22
80% fewer than San Francisco
vs 111 nonstops in San Francisco
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