Best PlacesCherokee Triangle, Louisville, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cherokee Triangle, Louisville, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Cherokee Triangle, Louisville ranks 2,138th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Cherokee Triangle, Louisville
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Cherokee Triangle, Louisville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cherokee Triangle, Louisville ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Short commute15.3 minutes each way, better than 97% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
Where Cherokee Triangle, Louisville ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 56 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 26% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Cherokee Triangle, Louisville
A household needs to earn about $175,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cherokee Triangle, Louisville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $76,041, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Cherokee Triangle, Louisville's effective rate of 1.05%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Cherokee Triangle, Louisville
Cherokee Triangle, Louisville runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Cherokee Triangle, Louisville.
Who works in Cherokee Triangle, Louisville, and how
Work in Cherokee Triangle, Louisville centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Cherokee Triangle, Louisville
Cherokee Triangle, Louisville has more restaurants and bars per resident than 87% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 98% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Cherokee Triangle, Louisville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Cherokee Triangle, Louisville, month by month
Cherokee Triangle, Louisville sees roughly 56 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 36° | 26° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 45° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Cherokee Triangle, Louisville
The nearest airport, Louisville Muhammad Ali International, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 80 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cherokee Triangle, Louisville
Schools across Cherokee Triangle, Louisville average a C, better than 40% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Bloom ElementaryC+ · 37% proficient
- Breckinridge-franklin ElementaryF · 9% proficient
Top middle schools
- Meyzeek MiddleB+ · 52% proficient
- Highland MiddleD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Atherton HighB− · 45% proficient
- Waggener HighD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cherokee Triangle, Louisville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cherokee Triangle, Louisville measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Cherokee Triangle, Louisville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Cherokee Triangle, Louisville
Is Cherokee Triangle, Louisville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cherokee Triangle, Louisville ranks 2,138th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on health care access, short commutes, and an educated workforce, and lowest on the weather and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cherokee Triangle, Louisville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $645,545. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $76,041 median income, cost of living beats 76% of neighborhoods.
Is Cherokee Triangle, Louisville safe?
Cherokee Triangle, Louisville is safer than 26% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $578 per resident a year.
Compare Cherokee Triangle, Louisville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cherokee Triangle, Louisville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cherokee Triangle, Louisville represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Cherokee Triangle, Louisville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cherokee Triangle, Louisville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cherokee Triangle, Louisville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cherokee Triangle, Louisville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cherokee Triangle, Louisville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cherokee Triangle, Louisville detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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