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    Moving to Louisville, KY

    Is Louisville a good place to live?

    Watch Louisville

    Louisville ranks #14 of 16 Kentucky cities with 25,000+ people on the Smart Movers livability score (33/100), which weighs home affordability, unemployment, education and population growth. Population fell 0.3% in the latest Census year.

    Median home value
    $221,500
    +8.2% vs prior year
    Median rent
    $1,069
    per month
    Household income
    $64,731
    median
    Unemployment
    5.0%
    lower is better

    Cost of living in Louisville

    The median home value in Louisville is $221,500 and median rent is $1,069 a month, against a median household income of $64,731. Homes cost about 3.4× a year of income (under 3× is considered affordable).

    Louisville crime rate

    City-level FBI figures vary by agency; across Kentucky the 2025 rate was 214 violent and 1,282 property crimes per 100,000 people — #38 highest of 50 states. The full report breaks down local trends.

    Moving to Louisville, KY

    Louisville has about 627,210 residents, 5.0% unemployment and 20% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

    Compare Louisville with

    Louisville vs LexingtonLouisville vs Bowling GreenLouisville vs OwensboroLouisville vs CovingtonLouisville vs GeorgetownLouisville vs RichmondLouisville vs FlorenceLouisville vs Elizabethtown

    More: Where to move in Kentucky · Best counties in Kentucky

    Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (2023, compared with 2022); FBI Crime Data Explorer.

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