Best PlacesValley Station, Louisville, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Valley Station, Louisville, 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.
Valley Station, Louisville ranks 4,915th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. The weather pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on a stable housing market.
The best neighborhoods in Valley Station, 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.
Valley Station, Louisville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Valley Station, Louisville ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 74% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$939 a month, better than 70% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 70% of neighborhoods
Where Valley Station, Louisville ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 54 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD−, better than only 6% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Valley Station, Louisville
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Valley Station, Louisville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $68,194, 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 Valley Station, Louisville's effective rate of 0.83%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Valley Station, Louisville
Valley Station, Louisville'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 Valley Station, Louisville.
Who works in Valley Station, Louisville, and how
Work in Valley Station, Louisville centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Valley Station, Louisville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Valley Station, Louisville.
What the weather is like in Valley Station, Louisville, month by month
Valley Station, Louisville sees roughly 54 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 Valley Station, Louisville
The nearest airport, Louisville Muhammad Ali International, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 92 miles away.
The best schools in and around Valley Station, Louisville
Schools across Valley Station, Louisville average a D−, better than 6% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Medora ElementaryD · 17% proficient
- Johnsontown Road ElementaryD · 17% proficient
- Layne ElementaryD− · 12% proficient
Top middle schools
- Conway MiddleF · 10% proficient
- Stuart AcademyF · 9% proficient
Top high schools
- Valley HighD− · 15% proficient
- Pleasure Ridge Park HighD− · 14% proficient
- Doss HighF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Valley Station, Louisville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Valley Station, 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 Valley Station, Louisville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Valley Station, Louisville
Is Valley Station, Louisville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Valley Station, Louisville ranks 4,915th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a stable housing market, tree cover, and fast internet, 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 Valley Station, Louisville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $179,785. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $68,194 median income, cost of living beats 51% of neighborhoods.
Is Valley Station, Louisville safe?
Valley Station, Louisville is safer than 27% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $564 per resident a year.
Compare Valley Station, Louisville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Valley Station, Louisville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Valley Station, 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.
Valley Station, Louisville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Valley Station, Louisville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Valley Station, Louisville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Valley Station, Louisville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Valley Station, Louisville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Valley Station, 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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