on $100k a year, leaving Springfield
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
pricier each month than Springfield
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Louisville is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,368/mo
10% more expensive than Springfield(vs $1,249/mo)
4.5%
$17/mo less in state tax than Springfield
vs 4.7% in Springfield
$6,590/mo
$103 less than Springfield
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$282k
5% more expensive than Springfield
vs $268k in Springfield
1.4M
vs 491k in Springfield
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in louisville.
Springfield barely cracks 170 pleasant ones.
5.8× the events of Springfield, and the calendar shows it.
54/100
8% higher than Springfield
vs 50/100 in Springfield
Closest outdoor draw: Charlestown State Park, 10.6 mi.
94/100
6% higher than Springfield
vs 89/100 in Springfield
22
144% more than Springfield
vs 9 nonstops in Springfield
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