$100k a year, no longer in Tucson
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
more each month than Tucson ran you
Barely costlier than Tucson. If Louisville pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,368/mo
5% cheaper than Tucson(vs $1,444/mo)
4.5%
$167/mo more in state tax than Tucson
vs 2.5% in Tucson
$6,590/mo
$91 less than Tucson
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$282k
20% cheaper than Tucson
vs $352k in Tucson
1.4M
vs 1.1M in Tucson
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in louisville.
Tucson gets 202 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 2.8× more on the calendar than Tucson.
54/100
18% lower than Tucson
vs 66/100 in Tucson
Closest outdoor draw: Charlestown State Park, 10.6 mi.
94/100
40% higher than Tucson
vs 67/100 in Tucson
22
38% more than Tucson
vs 16 nonstops in Tucson
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