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Shively is a small city of 15,638 people in Jefferson County, Kentucky. It's about 9 miles from Louisville, KY. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $899 a month.
15,638people
$155kTypical home
$899/moRent
89° / 43°Summer / winter
11"Snow
223Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,638
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,420 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Louisville, KY
- 9 mi to Louisville, KY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$976/mo)
- Median rent $899/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (292 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,407 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 27% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to SDF airport
- 5 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 469 ft
- 458 mi to the ocean
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 53 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 795 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 93 bars within 25 mi
- 186 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 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