Louisville/Jefferson County

Best Louisville/Jefferson County suburbs for young professionals

Ranked on employment and income at 25%, amenities at 25%, commute at 20%, median rent at 15% (lower is better) and cost of living at 15%. Schools are not counted.

Updated Sep 2026·14 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Downtown St Matthews, KY St Matthews, KY
St. Matthews$338k median · 19.6 min commute
Employment B−Amenities B+Commute A−
69
Score
overall 64 C+
2
street in Lyndon ky
Lyndon$277k median · 19.4 min commute
Employment C−Amenities B−Commute A−
66
Score
overall 60 C
3
New Albany, Indiana as seen from the Ohio River.
New Albany$181k median · 19.6 min commute
Employment FAmenities B−Commute B+
63
Score
overall 64 C+
4
Downtown Jeffersonville Indiana viewed from the Big 4 Bridge
Jeffersonville$217k median · 20.0 min commute
Employment C−Amenities CCommute B
62
Score
overall 60 C
5
Downtown Jeffersontown, Kentucky.
Jeffersontown$251k median · 21.5 min commute
Employment C+Amenities C+Commute B−
62
Score
overall 59 C
6
New town hall of Clarksville, Indiana.
Clarksville$180k median · 18.7 min commute
Employment DAmenities C+Commute B+
61
Score
overall 57 C−
7
My Old Kentucky Home, also Federal Hill Mansion
Bardstown$204k median · 20.5 min commute
Employment DAmenities C−Commute C
58
Score
overall 56 C−
8
Downtown Sheperdsville, KY
Shepherdsville$222k median · 23.5 min commute
Employment C−Amenities DCommute C−
58
Score
overall 58 C
9
Photograph of historical Main Street
Shelbyville$257k median · 26.9 min commute
Employment CAmenities C−Commute D
56
Score
overall 53 C−
10
Shively$155k median · 25.7 min commute
Employment FAmenities DCommute C+
54
Score
overall 48 D+
This list's weighting
Employment 25%Amenities 25%Commute 20%Median rent (lower is better) 15%Cost of living 15%
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: St. Matthews (Angry Aspie (talk) · CC BY 3.0); Lyndon (STONE8HENGE (talk) · Public domain); New Albany (Mikehallna · CC BY-SA 4.0); Jeffersonville (Censusdata · CC BY-SA 4.0); Jeffersontown (Angry Aspie (talk) · CC BY 3.0); Clarksville (Bedford · Public domain); Bardstown (Firthpond1700 · CC BY-SA 4.0); Shepherdsville (W.marsh · CC BY-SA 3.0); Shelbyville (J.Merideth · Public domain).