on $100k a year, leaving San Jose
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 Jose
Move to Louisville and the monthly math gets easier. San Jose's rent is the headline; Louisville's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,368/mo
61% cheaper than San Jose(vs $3,470/mo)
4.5%
$400/mo less in state tax than San Jose
vs 9.3% in San Jose
$6,590/mo
$2,502 more than San Jose
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$282k
84% cheaper than San Jose
vs $1796k in San Jose
1.4M
vs 1.9M in San Jose
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in louisville.
San Jose actually gets more: 283 pleasant days a year.
48% more happening than in San Jose.
54/100
23% lower than San Jose
vs 70/100 in San Jose
Closest outdoor draw: Charlestown State Park, 10.6 mi.
94/100
1% lower than San Jose
vs 95/100 in San Jose
22
24% fewer than San Jose
vs 29 nonstops in San Jose
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