IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in La Grange, KY
La Grange is a big small town of 10,311 people in Oldham County, Kentucky. It's about 22 miles from Louisville, KY. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $283k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,311people
$283kTypical home
$1,143/moRent
88° / 41°Summer / winter
11"Snow
223Sunny days
149Rain/snow days
Is La Grange right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,311
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,429 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Louisville, KY
- 22 mi to Louisville, KY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $283k (≈$1,786/mo)
- Median rent $1,143/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 149 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (63 per 100k)
- Low property crime (995 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 40% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to SDF airport
- 25 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 781 ft
- 434 mi to the ocean
- 172 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 49 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 688 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 85 bars within 25 mi
- 165 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Oldham County: R+23 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk