Best PlacesJeffersontown, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Jeffersontown, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Jeffersontown ranks 1,211th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Jeffersontown
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.
Jeffersontown's strengths and weaknesses
Where Jeffersontown ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of cities
- Short commute21.1 minutes each way, better than 82% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than 77% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than 75% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than 75% of cities
Where Jeffersontown ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 56 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of cities
- School gradeD+, better than only 8% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than only 20% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than only 26% of cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 27% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Jeffersontown
A household needs to earn about $69,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Jeffersontown home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $90,222, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Jeffersontown's effective rate of 0.86%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Jeffersontown
Jeffersontown 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 Jeffersontown.
Who works in Jeffersontown, and how
Work in Jeffersontown centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Jeffersontown
Jeffersontown has more restaurants and bars per resident than 90% of cities and more parkland per resident than 78% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Jeffersontown and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Jeffersontown, month by month
Jeffersontown 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 Jeffersontown
The nearest airport, Louisville Muhammad Ali International, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 76 miles away.
The best schools in and around Jeffersontown
Schools across Jeffersontown average a D+, better than 8% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Lowe ElementaryB · 49% proficient
- Tully ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
- Wheeler ElementaryC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Crosby MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
- Westport MiddleD · 23% proficient
- Ramsey MiddleD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Eastern HighB− · 43% proficient
- Fern Creek HighD · 21% proficient
- Jeffersontown HighD− · 13% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Jeffersontown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Jeffersontown 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 Jeffersontown against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Jeffersontown suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 15% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Jeffersontown
Is Jeffersontown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Jeffersontown ranks 1,211th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on a stable housing market, short commutes, and low disaster risk, and lowest on the weather and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Jeffersontown expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $261,641. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $90,222 median income, cost of living beats 65% of cities.
Is Jeffersontown safe?
Jeffersontown is safer than 20% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $377 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Jeffersontown?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 46 with lows near 26. That works out to about 56 pleasant days a year, more than 2% of cities.
Is Jeffersontown good for families?
Schools beat 8% of cities, crime safety beats 20%, and childcare runs $939 a month.
Compare Jeffersontown with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Jeffersontown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Jeffersontown 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.
Jeffersontown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Jeffersontown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Jeffersontown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Jeffersontown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Jeffersontown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Jeffersontown 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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