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Best places to live in Greater Louisville

81 places with 1,064,971 residents within about 30 km of Louisville, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Louisville, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Pewee Valley
    Kentucky, 1,529 residents    68
  2. 2Crestwood (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 4,847 residents    66
  3. 3Oak Park (Indiana)
    Indiana, 5,209 residents    64
  4. 4New Albany (Indiana)
    Indiana, 36,732 residents    62
  5. 5Orchard Grass Hills
    Kentucky, 1,711 residents    62
  6. 6Jeffersonville (Indiana)
    Indiana, 46,960 residents    61
  7. 7Mount Washington (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 14,028 residents    60
  8. 8Charlestown (Indiana)
    Indiana, 8,088 residents    60
  9. 9Clarksville (Indiana)
    Indiana, 21,866 residents    60
  10. 10Georgetown (Indiana, 3,210 residents)
    Indiana, 3,210 residents    59

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For retired couples

  1. 1Crestwood (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 4,847 residents    63
  2. 2Jeffersontown
    Kentucky, 26,946 residents    63
  3. 3Anchorage (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 2,420 residents    60
  4. 4Prospect (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 4,881 residents    59
  5. 5Middletown (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 7,874 residents    59
  6. 6Saint Matthews (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 17,472 residents    59
  7. 7Oak Park (Indiana)
    Indiana, 5,209 residents    58
  8. 8Fern Creek
    Kentucky, 18,409 residents    58
  9. 9New Albany (Indiana)
    Indiana, 36,732 residents    58
  10. 10Valley Station
    Kentucky, 22,756 residents    57

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For remote workers

  1. 1Oak Park (Indiana)
    Indiana, 5,209 residents    71
  2. 2Jeffersontown
    Kentucky, 26,946 residents    70
  3. 3Jeffersonville (Indiana)
    Indiana, 46,960 residents    69
  4. 4Clarksville (Indiana)
    Indiana, 21,866 residents    68
  5. 5New Albany (Indiana)
    Indiana, 36,732 residents    67
  6. 6Saint Matthews (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 17,472 residents    67
  7. 7Charlestown (Indiana)
    Indiana, 8,088 residents    67
  8. 8Fern Creek
    Kentucky, 18,409 residents    66
  9. 9Highview
    Kentucky, 15,167 residents    65
  10. 10Mount Washington (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 14,028 residents    64

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For commuters

  1. 1Jeffersonville (Indiana)
    Indiana, 46,960 residents    79
  2. 2New Albany (Indiana)
    Indiana, 36,732 residents    78
  3. 3Clarksville (Indiana)
    Indiana, 21,866 residents    78
  4. 4Louisville (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 624,444 residents    75
  5. 5Oak Park (Indiana)
    Indiana, 5,209 residents    73
  6. 6Shively
    Kentucky, 15,713 residents    65
  7. 7Saint Matthews (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 17,472 residents    65
  8. 8Sellersburg
    Indiana, 8,659 residents    62
  9. 9Buechel
    Kentucky, 7,287 residents    62
  10. 10Hillview
    Kentucky, 8,080 residents    61

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For single professionals

  1. 1Louisville (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 624,444 residents    68
  2. 2Jeffersonville (Indiana)
    Indiana, 46,960 residents    67
  3. 3New Albany (Indiana)
    Indiana, 36,732 residents    63
  4. 4Clarksville (Indiana)
    Indiana, 21,866 residents    62
  5. 5Saint Matthews (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 17,472 residents    54
  6. 6Shively
    Kentucky, 15,713 residents    53
  7. 7Jeffersontown
    Kentucky, 26,946 residents    45
  8. 8Buechel
    Kentucky, 7,287 residents    44
  9. 9Newburg (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 19,967 residents    42
  10. 10Lyndon (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 11,372 residents    42

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1New Albany (Indiana)
    Indiana, 36,732 residents    68
  2. 2Jeffersonville (Indiana)
    Indiana, 46,960 residents    67
  3. 3Clarksville (Indiana)
    Indiana, 21,866 residents    67
  4. 4Oak Park (Indiana)
    Indiana, 5,209 residents    65
  5. 5Hillview
    Kentucky, 8,080 residents    60
  6. 6Sellersburg
    Indiana, 8,659 residents    59
  7. 7Charlestown (Indiana)
    Indiana, 8,088 residents    59
  8. 8Mount Washington (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 14,028 residents    59
  9. 9Pioneer Village
    Kentucky, 2,840 residents    59
  10. 10Shepherdsville
    Kentucky, 11,967 residents    57

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Towns in Greater Louisville