Best PlacesShepherdsville, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Shepherdsville, 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.
Shepherdsville ranks 1,716th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Shepherdsville
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.
Shepherdsville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Shepherdsville ranks high
- Cheap childcare$668 a month, better than 91% of cities
- QuietBetter than 75% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 70% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 70% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than 69% of cities
Where Shepherdsville ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 1% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 4% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than only 6% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 11% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Shepherdsville
A household needs to earn about $68,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Shepherdsville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $84,123, 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 Shepherdsville's effective rate of 0.81%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Shepherdsville
Shepherdsville's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Shepherdsville.
Who works in Shepherdsville, and how
Work in Shepherdsville centers on retail trade and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Shepherdsville
Shepherdsville has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of cities and more parkland per resident than 86% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Shepherdsville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Shepherdsville, month by month
Shepherdsville sees roughly 57 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 36° | 27° |
| April | 73° | 59° | 47° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 71° |
| October | 75° | 62° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Shepherdsville
The nearest airport, Louisville Muhammad Ali International, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 91 miles away.
The best schools in and around Shepherdsville
Schools across Shepherdsville average a C−, better than 14% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Pleasant Grove Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Freedom Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Cedar Grove ElementaryC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Eastside Middle SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Hebron Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Bernheim Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Thomas Nelson High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Bullitt East High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- North Bullitt High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Shepherdsville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Shepherdsville 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 Shepherdsville against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Shepherdsville suits
Common questions about living in Shepherdsville
Is Shepherdsville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Shepherdsville ranks 1,716th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on affordable childcare, quiet, and a strong job market, and lowest on biking and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Shepherdsville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $258,715. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $84,123 median income, cost of living beats 54% of cities.
Is Shepherdsville safe?
Shepherdsville is safer than 53% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $285 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Shepherdsville?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 47 with lows near 27. That works out to about 57 pleasant days a year, more than 2% of cities.
Is Shepherdsville good for families?
Schools beat 14% of cities, crime safety beats 53%, and childcare runs $668 a month.
Compare Shepherdsville with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Shepherdsville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Shepherdsville 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.
Shepherdsville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Shepherdsville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Shepherdsville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Shepherdsville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Shepherdsville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Shepherdsville 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.