My job is transferring me to Louisville KY. What is the cost of living & is it a safe place to live?

Answer 1

You can compare the cost of living and crime rate in Louisville with your current home at the websites below.

Answer 2

Louisville has its crime - every city does. It's not too bad there, not very expensive to live there either. Where you'd be moving from might make the difference between an increase in pay or not.

Cincinnatti, Louisville, Indianapolis = all reasonable cheep places to live and not as crime infested or expensive as Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland

Answer 3

Louisville's weather is temperate and seasonal. Summers are hot and humid with cool evenings. The mean annual temperature is 56 °F (13 °C), with an average annual snowfall of 16.4 inches (41 cm) and an average annual rainfall of 44.53 inches (1131 mm). The wettest seasons are the spring and summer, although rainfall is fairly constant all year round. During the winter, particularly in January and February, several days of snow can be expected, allowing for winter sports. Winter temperatures range from 27 to 43 °F (−3 to 6 °C) and summer temperatures range from 66 and 86 °F (19 and 30 °C).

In terms of urban development and city layout, Louisville is a melting pot of old and new. Louisville boasts a large number of parks, with 122 parks covering more than 14,000 acres (57 km²). The city's architecture contains a blend of old and new (similar to many parts of Chicago). The Old Louisville neighborhood is the largest historic preservation district solely featuring Victorian homes and buildings in the United States, it is also the fourth largest such district overall. There are many modern skyscrapers downtown, as well as older preserved structures. If you google "Louisville Skyline", you can see the front part of our commerical district. It is important to note though that the downtown forms more of a T shape, so some building are obscured. Louisville lays claims to 12 of KY's 15 buildings that are over 300 feet and will add another (the Museum Plaza) in 2010.

Many geographers consider Louisville to be Kentucky's primate city, since 17%of the state's population lives in Jefferson County and 25% live in counties in the Louisville CSA, and also Jefferson County has 2.5 times more people than Kentucky's second most populous county, Fayette County (a.k.a Lexington).

Culturally speaking, Louisville is a hodgepodge. Perhaps the best way to describe it is "the souths most northern city and the north's most southern city". The city is home to a thriving and vibrant arts scene and is host to St. James Court Art Show. The Speed Art Museum opened in 1927 and is the oldest and largest art museum in the state of Kentucky. Located adjacent to the University of Louisville, the museum features over 1,200 pieces of art in its permanent collection. 21C and the museum plaza have also increased Louisville's reputation as a culutrally diverse and artistic city. The performing arts community in Louisville is currently undergoing a bit of a renaissance. The Kentucky Center, dedicated in 1983, located in the downtown hotel and entertainment district, features a variety of plays and concerts. This is also the home of the Louisville Ballet, Louisville Orchestra, and the Kentucky Opera, which is the twelfth oldest opera in the United States. Actors Theatre of Louisville is another performing arts center that has become the cornerstone of the revitalization of Louisville's Main Street. As the centerpiece of the city's urban cultural district, Actors Theatre has significant economic impact on a vital downtown life. Highly acclaimed for its artistic programming and business acumen, Actors Theatre hosts the Humana Festival of New American Plays each Spring. It also presents approximately six hundred performances of about thirty productions during its year-round season, composed of a diverse array of contemporary and classical fare. Also on Fourth Street is the brand new Fourth Street Live! outdoor entertainment complex, which features a wide variety of restaurants, stores and nightclubs. The complex sponsors many free concerts, as does the popular Waterfront Park.

Now for the bad news. Below are some crime statistics. The numbers in parenthesis are the national averages.

Louisville Violent Crimes 525 (465.5)
Louisville Murders 10.66 (5.5)
Louisville Rapes 34.6 (32.2)
Louisville Robberies 236.3 (136.7)
Louisville Aggravated Assaults 243.6 (291.1)

Louisville Property Crimes 4191.2 (3517.1)
Louisville Burglaries 1099.6 (729.9)
Louisville Larceny/Thefts 2607.8 (2365.9)
Louisville Motor Vehicle Thefts 483.8 (421.3)

Since I don't know where you currently live, I will use my home town of Houston to do a quick cost of living comparision.
The cost of living in Louisville, KY is 2.6% lower than in Houston, TX. Therefore, if you are currently earning $100,00 in Houston, you would have to earn a salary of $97,401 to maintain your current standard of living.
Employers in Louisville, KY typically pay 5.5% less than employers in Houston, TX. Therefore, if you take the same type of job in the same type of company in Louisville, KY you are likely to earn $94,528.

Answer 4

Go to www.city-data .com and look up the data on this website.
You will find answers to lots of questions you may have not even thought of. This website covers the entire USA.