Louisville/Jefferson County

Best Louisville/Jefferson County suburbs for families

Ranked on a families weighting: schools at 30%, amenities within two miles at 20%, and the four poll questions about children, safety and sidewalks at 20%. Cost still counts, at 15%. The full weighting is shown at the bottom, and it is not the same as the overall score.

Updated Sep 2026·14 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
New Albany, Indiana as seen from the Ohio River.
New Albany$181k median · 19.6 min commute
Schools B+Amenities B−Residents inactive
72
Family score
overall 64 C+
2
La Grange, KY, Ohio Valley Railroad
La Grange$283k median · 25.5 min commute
Schools A−Amenities D−Residents inactive
65
Family score
overall 62 C
3
Downtown Sheperdsville, KY
Shepherdsville$222k median · 23.5 min commute
Schools C+Amenities DResidents inactive
60
Family score
overall 58 C
4
My Old Kentucky Home, also Federal Hill Mansion
Bardstown$204k median · 20.5 min commute
Schools C−Amenities C−Residents inactive
59
Family score
overall 56 C−
5
Sellersburg$232k median · 20.0 min commute
Schools C+Amenities FResidents inactive
59
Family score
overall 60 C
6
Downtown St Matthews, KY St Matthews, KY
St. Matthews$338k median · 19.6 min commute
Schools FAmenities B+Residents inactive
59
Family score
overall 64 C+
7
Downtown Jeffersonville Indiana viewed from the Big 4 Bridge
Jeffersonville$217k median · 20.0 min commute
Schools D+Amenities CResidents inactive
59
Family score
overall 60 C
8
New town hall of Clarksville, Indiana.
Clarksville$180k median · 18.7 min commute
Schools DAmenities C+Residents inactive
57
Family score
overall 57 C−
9
street in Lyndon ky
Lyndon$277k median · 19.4 min commute
Schools FAmenities B−Residents inactive
56
Family score
overall 60 C
10
Mount Washington$268k median · 29.2 min commute
Schools CAmenities D−Residents inactive
56
Family score
overall 56 C−
This list's weighting
Schools 30%Amenities 20%Resident poll (Q2, Q5, Q6, Q8) 20%Cost of living 15%Housing 10%Commute 5%

Poll components only count for places with eight or more resident responses; for the others the remaining weights re-normalise to 100%.

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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: New Albany (Mikehallna · CC BY-SA 4.0); La Grange (NearEMPTiness · CC BY-SA 4.0); Shepherdsville (W.marsh · CC BY-SA 3.0); Bardstown (Firthpond1700 · CC BY-SA 4.0); St. Matthews (Angry Aspie (talk) · CC BY 3.0); Jeffersonville (Censusdata · CC BY-SA 4.0); Clarksville (Bedford · Public domain); Lyndon (STONE8HENGE (talk) · Public domain).