Living in Jeffersonville, IN
Suburb in Indiana
Jeffersonville is a suburb in Indiana, home to about 50,000 people, with 1.1 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, a car is essential. Life moves at a relaxed pace, and homes are mostly houses.
Is Jeffersonville a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Affordable housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $249k and rents for $1,630 a month
- Dog-friendly: 13 dog parks within 9 mi
- Strong healthcare: 3 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Safe: violent crime is 0.6× the US rate (FBI 2019)
👎 Cons
- Smaller job market: about 1.1 million people live within 31 mi
- Fewer graduates: 26% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher
- Cloudier than most places
- Fewer outdoor escapes: no big hills or water close by
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Key facts
Living in Jeffersonville: common questions
What is the cost of living in Jeffersonville?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $249k, 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 Jeffersonville?
Indiana collects about $1,275 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.83% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Jeffersonville safe?
Violent crime is well below the national rate (0.6× in FBI 2019 data).
What is the weather like in Jeffersonville?
Jeffersonville has cool winters: winter days average around 46°F and summer days around 87°F, with roughly 4″ of snow a year.
Does Jeffersonville get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is moderate, mainly from flooding and tornadoes: 9 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 1.43 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Jeffersonville?
The nearest major airport is SDF, about 11 mi away.
How Jeffersonville scores
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