Living in Jeffersontown, KY
Suburb in Kentucky
Jeffersontown is a suburb in Kentucky, home to about 29,000 people, with 1.1 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, most trips are by car. Life moves at a moderate pace, and homes are mostly houses.
Is Jeffersontown a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Affordable housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $275k and rents for $1,630 a month
- Strong healthcare: 3 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Safe: violent crime is 0.3× the US rate (FBI 2019)
- Low taxes: about $1,066 state income tax per resident, 0.84% property tax
👎 Cons
- Fewer outdoor escapes: no big hills or water close by
- Few dog parks: 13 within 9 mi
- Fewer family amenities than most places
- Smaller job market: about 1.1 million people live within 31 mi
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Key facts
Living in Jeffersontown: common questions
What is the cost of living in Jeffersontown?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $275k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $1,630 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are below the US average (index 93, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Jeffersontown?
Kentucky collects about $1,066 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.84% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Jeffersontown safe?
Violent crime is well below the national rate (0.3× in FBI 2019 data).
How are the schools in Jeffersontown?
Public schools in Jeffersontown test below the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 17 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Jeffersontown?
Jeffersontown has cool winters: winter days average around 46°F and summer days around 87°F, with roughly 15″ of snow a year.
Does Jeffersontown get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is moderate, mainly from flooding and tornadoes: 12 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.8 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Jeffersontown?
The nearest major airport is SDF, about 9 mi away.
How Jeffersontown scores
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