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- Cost of Living: 96.5%
- Median House Value: $162,200; U.S. Median House Value: $467,700
- Median Gross Rent: $793; U.S Median Gross Rent: $1,163
- Median Household Income: $61,257; U.S. Median Household Income: $70,784
- Louisville is among top 10 best U.S. cities for remote workers
- Average commute time: 22.4 minutes
- SmartAsset ranked Louisville among best cities for college graduates
- Louisville was named 2nd most popular metros for Gen Z homebuyers by LendingTree.
- CBS ranked Louisville in the Top 10 cities that offer homebuyers the most bang for their buck.
- Louisville Water consistently ranked in the Top 10 for outstanding water quality in U.S.
- Gusto named Louisville the #3 city with the highest employment growth rate.
- Welcoming Academy program offers free leadership training for foreign-born residents through the city of Louisville.
- 18,000 acres of urban parkland
- Home to 6,600-acre Jefferson Memorial Forest, largest municipal urban forest in the U.S.
- The Parklands of Floyds Fork is one of the largest donor- and visitor-funded public park systems in the country, comprised of four major parks covering nearly 4,000 acres
- Louisville’s 85-acre Waterfront Park has won multiple design awards and is home to many festivals and events throughout the year
- Construction has started on Origin Park, 600 acres of primarily former industrial sites along the Ohio River in Clarksville, IN that are being transformed into outdoor recreational space
- The region’s seat, the city of Louisville, has received a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign’s Municipal Equality Index each year since 2015 and is a certified Welcoming City for immigrants and refugees.
- More than 150 languages are spoken in the region’s public schools.
- Greater Louisville is home to the largest U.S. Cuban population outside of Florida, as well as the 11th largest LGBTQ population in the country.