Home to the Kentucky Durby, Louisville also boasts the largest Victorian neighborhood in America.
City: Louisville
State: Kentucky
Best Cities Overall Rank: 42
About Louisville: The Old Louisville neighborhood near downtown is the largest Victorian neighborhood in America.
Louisville is great for kids with over 15,304 acres of parkland and 9 Blue Ribbon Schools.
County: Jefferson
Population: 557,224
Official website for city visitors’ bureau/city: Visitor’s bureau website
Newspaper with the largest circulation: Courier-Journal
Louisville blogs: Consuming Louisville
Louisville‘s Facebook page: Follow Louisville on Facebook
Louisville‘s Twitter page: Follow Louisville on Twitter
Education rank: 4
High School graduation rate 2008: 75%
Blue Ribbon Schools, 2003-2009: 9
Blue Ribbon Schools per 100,000 people: 1.62
NEAYC-accredited preschools: 6
NAEYC schools per 100,000 people: 1.078
NAEP State proficiency reading, grade 8: 267
Pupil/Teacher Ratio: 15.8
Total Expenditures Per Student: $10,791
Health rank: 60
Quality children’s hospitals: 1
Hospitals per 100,000 people: 0.18
Quality Pediatricians: 0
Quality Pediatricians per 100,000: 0
Average number of Unhealthy Air Quality days between 2006-2008, by county: 0.33
Safety rank: 53
Violent Crimes, 2008: 4306
Violent Crime Rate per 100,000: 772.76
Sex Offenders: 982
Sex Offenders per 100,000: 176.23
Economy rank: 61
Travel time to work, 2006-2008, in minutes: 21.3
Percent of labor force unemployed, January 2010: 11.20
Best Performing Cities Job Index: 1214.94
Median Home Sale Price: $129,000
5-Year Home Value Index: 5.63%
Percent of homes sold for a loss: 26.93%
Recreation Rank: 8
Parkland acreage, 2008 (includes pools and playgrounds): 15,304
Parkland per 100,000: 2746.47
