with $100k coming in, swapping out of Washington
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
below Washington's monthly cost
Move to Louisville and the monthly math gets easier. Washington's rent is the headline; Louisville's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,368/mo
42% cheaper than Washington(vs $2,352/mo)
4.5%
$333/mo less in state tax than Washington
vs 8.5% in Washington
$6,590/mo
$1,317 more than Washington
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$282k
55% cheaper than Washington
vs $626k in Washington
1.4M
vs 6.3M in Washington
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in louisville.
Washington barely cracks 177 pleasant ones.
Lighter on events: Washington packs 1.8× more into a month.
54/100
38% lower than Washington
vs 87/100 in Washington
Closest outdoor draw: Charlestown State Park, 10.6 mi.
94/100
4% lower than Washington
vs 98/100 in Washington
22
86% fewer than Washington
vs 160 nonstops in Washington
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