01 · the cities
Louisville
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.
full dispatch→Greensboro
Greensboro was the site of the 1960 Woolworth sit-in (the original lunch counter is preserved at the International Civil Rights Center and Museum, downtown). Four major colleges feed the city, the food scene leans BBQ and good coffee, and the surrounding Piedmont rolls gently in every direction. It's the geographic center of North Carolina, which makes it a useful base for everything else in the state.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$1,368/mo
$1,428/mo
$60/mo more than Louisville (4%)
Median home price
Median home price
$282k
$269k
$13k less than Louisville
State income tax
State income tax
4.5%
4.5%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$6,590/mo
$6,530/mo
Louisville has $60/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
181 days
189 days
8 more than Louisville
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
1 days
8 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
15 days
6 days
days below 20°F per year
Greensboro has 7 more days above 95°F each year than Louisville. Louisville drops below 20°F on 9 more days per year than Greensboro.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
54 / 100
54 / 100
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
22 routes
14 routes
8 fewer direct routes than Louisville
Metro size
Metro size
1.4M metro
790k metro
Louisville has 1.9x more events per month than Greensboro.
the verdict
4
Louisville
categories won
3
Greensboro
categories won
Louisville wins on money and lifestyle. Greensboro has the edge on weather.
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