$100k a year, no longer in Santa Maria
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
cheaper each month than Santa Maria
Move to Louisville and the monthly math gets easier. Santa Maria's rent is the headline; Louisville's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,368/mo
59% cheaper than Santa Maria(vs $3,352/mo)
4.5%
$400/mo less in state tax than Santa Maria
vs 9.3% in Santa Maria
$6,590/mo
$2,384 more than Santa Maria
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$282k
73% cheaper than Santa Maria
vs $1059k in Santa Maria
1.4M
vs 441k in Santa Maria
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in louisville.
Santa Maria actually gets more: 337 pleasant days a year.
54/100
8% lower than Santa Maria
vs 59/100 in Santa Maria
Closest outdoor draw: Charlestown State Park, 10.6 mi.
94/100
8% higher than Santa Maria
vs 87/100 in Santa Maria
22
1000% more than Santa Maria
vs 2 nonstops in Santa Maria
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