Cost of living in Mount Washington

Composed in-house · four inputs · 14% of the overall score

B−

71/100
11th of 14

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The four inputs

Housing cost index104

Louisville/Jefferson County 10045% · scores 74

Effective property tax rate0.95%

Louisville/Jefferson County 0.80%25% · scores 72

Utilities103

Louisville/Jefferson County 10020% · scores 57

Local sales tax6.00%

Louisville/Jefferson County median 6.00%10% · scores 80

Vertical rule marks the Louisville/Jefferson County reference. Composed in-house · ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.

Best Louisville/Jefferson County suburbs for cost of living

All 14 ranked, Mount Washington highlighted

1ShivelyA−$154,700 2New AlbanyB+$180,500 3ShepherdsvilleB+$222,100 4BardstownB+$203,500 5SellersburgB+$231,500 6LyndonB$276,800 7JeffersonvilleB$216,800 8Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)B$233,900 9ShelbyvilleB$257,100 10ClarksvilleB−$179,700 11Mount WashingtonB−$268,200 12JeffersontownB−$250,700 13La GrangeB−$283,200 14St. MatthewsB−$338,000

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Better than Mount Washington on cost of living

Mount Washington grades B− on cost of living. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbCost of livingMedian home valueEff. tax rateOverall

Shively18 mi from Mount WashingtonA−$155k0.79% 48 D+ New Albany24 mi from Mount WashingtonB+$181k0.76% 64 C+ Shepherdsville9 mi from Mount WashingtonB+$222k0.80% 58 C Bardstown16 mi from Mount WashingtonB+$204k0.80% 56 C− Lyndon15 mi from Mount WashingtonB$277k0.82% 60 C Jeffersonville22 mi from Mount WashingtonB$217k0.72% 60 C

Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24

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