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Louisville/Jefferson County is a big city of 631,818 people in Jefferson County, Kentucky. It's part of the Louisville, KY area. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $234k and rent runs about $1k a month.
631,818people
$234kTypical home
$1,120/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
13"Snow
223Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big city of 631,818
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,402 people per sq mi
- A major metro of its own
- In the Louisville, KY area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $234k (≈$1,475/mo)
- Median rent $1,120/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (17 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (347 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 27% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to SDF airport
- 5 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 548 ft
- 450 mi to the ocean
- 151 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 53 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 830 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 93 bars within 25 mi
- 194 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: D+16 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk