same $100k income, fresh start from Seattle
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 Seattle
Not a fortune, but real money. Louisville runs cheaper than Seattle month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,368/mo
38% cheaper than Seattle(vs $2,193/mo)
4.5%
$375/mo more in state tax than Seattle
vs 0% in Seattle
$6,590/mo
$450 more than Seattle
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$282k
64% cheaper than Seattle
vs $791k in Seattle
1.4M
vs 4.0M in Seattle
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in louisville.
Seattle has the edge here, logging 182 pleasant days a year.
Seattle hosts 2.8× more events.
54/100
42% lower than Seattle
vs 93/100 in Seattle
Closest outdoor draw: Charlestown State Park, 10.6 mi.
94/100
4% lower than Seattle
vs 98/100 in Seattle
22
76% fewer than Seattle
vs 90 nonstops in Seattle
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