Louisville, KY Cost Of Living

Demographics | Cost Of Living
Updated: 2022-04-07
95
Louisville's Overall Cost Of Living
0.9x
Lower Than The National Average
60 out of 85
In Kentucky
2,449 out of 6,412
In America
The cost of living index is set to 100 for the average place in America. An index above 100 means Louisville is expensive, while a number below 100 means it's a relatively cheap place to live.

What is the cost of living in Louisville, KY?

According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Louisville has an overall cost of living index of 95 which is 0.9x lower than the national index of 100.

Compared to only Kentucky, Louisville has a cost of living index that's 1.1x higher than Kentucky's index of 90.

The standard of living in Louisville ranks as #2,449 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Kentucky. By definition, that implies Louisville ranks as the #3,969 most expensive place in the Bluegrass State.

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Louisville Cost Of Living Vs. Kentucky

Living Expense Louisville Kentucky National Average
Overall 95 90 100
Services 103 103 100
Groceries 91 90 100
Health 95 88 100
Housing 79 70 100
Transportation 103 98 100
Utilities 94 102 100
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Louisville Cost of Living Vs. KY

Louisville, KY Housing Cost Breakdown

Housing swings affordability the most between places in Kentucky, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.

Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.

$165,400
Median Home Value
$878
Median Rent
$54,929
Median Income
Statistic Louisville Kentucky United States
Median Home Value $165,400 $147,100 $229,800
Median Rent $878 $783 $1,096
Median Income $54,929 $52,238 $64,994
Home Value To Income 3.0x 2.8x 3.5x
Rent To Monthly Income 0.19x 0.18x 0.2x

Detailed Louisville Services Costs Vs. Kentucky

Item Louisville Kentucky
Shampoo $0.94 $1.06
Movie $12.1 $10.68
Bowling $18.55 $14.67

Detailed Louisville Groceries Costs Vs. Kentucky

Item Louisville Kentucky
Ground Beef $3.91 $4.22
Fried Chicken $1.09 $1.39
Milk $1.15 $2.05

Detailed Louisville Health Costs Vs. Kentucky

Item Louisville Kentucky
Haircut $15.0 $18.62
Beauty Salon $49.58 $39.05
Toothpaste $2.56 $2.34

Detailed Louisville Transportation Costs Vs. Kentucky

Item Louisville Kentucky
Potatoes $2.99 $3.29
Pizza $10.33 $10.62
Beer $8.99 $9.38
Optometrist $71.56 $108.57
Doctor $133.98 $116.17
Dentist $82.89 $99.13

Detailed Louisville Utilities Costs Vs. Kentucky

Item Louisville Kentucky
Gasoline $2.28 $2.22
Tire Balancing $51.83 $50.07
All Electricity $157.62 $167.67
Phone $180.81 $175.64

Louisville SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
7
Affordability
7
Diversity
8.5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
8

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