Living in Taylorsville, Kentucky: homes, schools and costs

The book's checklist

Lower cost of livingEveryday prices run 6.9% below the U.S. average in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area.
More house for the moneyThe Census survey didn't reach enough homes in Taylorsville to say.
A safer neighborhood0 violent crimes were reported in 2025, about 0 per 1,000 people (U.S.: 3.3). Property crime: 8.2 per 1,000 (U.S.: 15.3).
Schools in town5 public schools: 2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high school and 1 other.
A hospital close byUofl Health - Shelbyville Hospital in Shelbyville, about 14 miles away, has the nearest emergency room.
Within reach of a big cityLouisville/Jefferson County is about 19 miles away as the crow flies. The book suggests staying within about 60 miles if you'll miss big-city sports, concerts and theater.

A check means Taylorsville meets the rule of thumb from Frank and Dave's book. An empty box isn't a deal breaker: it's something to weigh for your family. A question mark means there isn't enough data.

For a lifetime

Homes and money

Home prices since then: Up 17%Spencer County, 2022 to 2025
Typical rent, with utilities: $939 a monthU.S.: $1,413
Typical household income: $43,259U.S.: $80,734
Homes owned by the people living in them: 26%U.S.: 65%
Homes built since 2010: 3%U.S.: 11%
Vacation and seasonal homes: 1%U.S.: 3%
Everyday prices: 93.1U.S. average = 100 (the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area)

Home values and rents are what households told the Census Bureau across 2020 to 2024, so they trail today's market: county prices have moved up 17% since 2022. Everyday prices are the government's average for the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area, not Taylorsville alone. Check current listings before you budget.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates; Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for counties (all transactions); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.

The people

Population, 2025 estimate: 1,3332020: 1,256
Median age: 37.9 yearsU.S.: 38.9
Age 65 and older: 17%U.S.: 17%
Under 18: 28%U.S.: 22%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or more: 11%U.S.: 36%
Moved here from another county or state in the past year: 9%U.S.: 6%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Vintage 2025); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Work

Biggest lines of work: Arts, recreation, lodging and restaurants (11%)
Unemployment rate: 3%U.S.: 5%
Work from home: 15%U.S.: 15%
Below the poverty line: 29%U.S.: 12%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Health care

Nearest emergency room: Uofl Health - Shelbyville Hospital, Shelbyville, KY, about 14 miles away. It's a general hospital. Medicare gives it 3 of 5 stars.

Look up doctors, clinics and the hospitals themselves on Medicare's Care Compare. Ask where the most serious cases are sent.

Sources: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information.

Schools

5 public schools in Taylorsville, run by Spencer County.

See each school on the federal school search, then check test scores and graduation rates on Kentucky's school report card.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2023-24 (via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal); National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS institution directory, 2024.

Internet

Homes with cable, fiber or DSL internet: 59%U.S.: 76%
Homes with any internet subscription: 93%U.S.: 91%

Before you buy, look up the address on the FCC's National Broadband Map to see which providers serve it.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Weather

January average low: 22°F
July average high: 90°F
Days 90°F or hotter: 61 a year
Nights at or below freezing: 109 a year
Rain and melted snow: 50.5 inches a year
Snow: 4 inches a year
Elevation: 483 feet

Weather stations: Taylorsville Lake (3 miles away) and Shepherdsville 5NE (15 miles away, rain and snow). Averages for 1991 to 2020.

Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020; U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program.

Getting around

Uofl Health - Shelbyville HospitalEmergency room14

Jeffersonville, INCity of 54,00028

Louisville/Jefferson County, KYMetro of 1.4 million19

Straight-line miles. The road is always longer, and as the book says, an interstate at 70 is a different trip from a farm road at 45. Check the real drive: Uofl Health - Shelbyville Hospital, Jeffersonville, Louisville/Jefferson County.

Spencer County is in a metro area of 1 million people or more (USDA rural-urban code 1, on a scale where 1 is the biggest metro areas and 9 the most rural counties).

For a day

10 places on the National Register of Historic Places, including the Camp Branch Historic District and the Taylorsville Historic District.

National Park Service sites within about an hour:

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park33 miles
Camp Nelson National Monument44 miles

Read about Taylorsville's history on Wikipedia.

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Nearby

Straight-line miles.

Small towns

Bloomfield, KY1,000 people, 8 miles
Mount Washington, KY19,000 people, 11 miles
Simpsonville, KY3,200 people, 13 miles
Shelbyville, KY18,500 people, 14 miles
Heritage Creek, KY1,200 people, 15 miles
Bardstown, KY14,200 people, 16 miles

Smaller places

Elk Creek, KY (unincorporated)2,207 people, 6 miles
Fairfield, KY138 people, 7 miles
Chaplin, KY (unincorporated)337 people, 12 miles

Sources

Census survey figures are estimates with a margin of error; we leave out any figure whose margin is too wide to be useful. Data last gathered October 5, 2026. See something wrong? Write to mainstreet@smalltownguide.com.