Louisville, KY · the CityFunIndex

Affordability in Louisville

Louisville ranks #5 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 97Exceptional. That puts it in the 97th percentile nationally and #1 of 2 in Kentucky.

affordability score
97
Exceptional
National rank
#5 of 134
In Kentucky
#1 of 2
Percentile
97th

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Louisville sits 47 points above the median.

How affordability is measured

Cost of living and housing pressure on residents.

The affordability score is the flip side of our economic strain measure — 100 minus the raw economic strain score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment, HUD Fair Market Rent and US Census median income plus poverty rate.

Ranked around Louisville

  1. T#3 Bismarck, ND 98
  2. T#3 Sioux Falls, SD 98
  3. #5 Louisville, KY — this page 97
  4. #6 Portland, ME 96
  5. T#7 Gilbert, AZ 95

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Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Jackson, WY 100
  2. #2 Telluride, CO 99
  3. T#3 Bismarck, ND 98
  4. T#3 Sioux Falls, SD 98
  5. #5 Louisville, KY — this page 97

More about Louisville

Louisville scores 55 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: