Joshsleep, 2016
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Explore the history →Floyds KnobsIN
A town of 4,515.
Population
4,515
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$402K
+3.3% in a year
Household income
$126K
median
Median age
48.0
years
Jobs based here
980
A commuter town
Is Floyds Knobs a good place to live?
Floyds Knobs’ best subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A− for incomes and schools; its weakest is a D for walkability. Only 101 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score lower on history. Floyds Knobs has no overall grade: it has no figures for safety and health, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
What makes Floyds Knobs stand out
Where Floyds Knobs beats most towns.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Floyds Knobs for work
Where Floyds Knobs’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
980jobs based in Floyds Knobs
2%of working residents work in town
10 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Floyds Knobs grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Floyds Knobs is from typical.
Floyds Knobs has no overall grade: it has no figures for safety and health, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
Cost of livingAOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 6 of 20; 2.9% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →Jobs & income$126K median household incomeA−Open →SchoolsBeat 83% of Indiana districts on tests and graduationA−Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
ClimateMild winters, 87° summer afternoons, 4″ of snow–Open →Housing market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 48.0; 50% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 35 attractions →Sons of the American Revolution and 29 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Floyds Knobs. Close and well known come first.
8 mi MuseumSons of the American Revolution
Big draw31 mi LandmarkUnited States Bullion Depository
12 mi Theme parkKentucky Kingdom
9 mi Stadium & arenaKFC Yum! Center
10 mi Stadium & arenaLynn Family Stadium
11 mi Stadium & arenaL&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
Big draw31 mi LandmarkUnited States Bullion Depository12 mi Theme parkKentucky Kingdom9 mi Stadium & arenaKFC Yum! Center10 mi Stadium & arenaLynn Family Stadium11 mi Stadium & arenaL&N Federal Credit Union StadiumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
United States Bullion Depository: Work permit Original author=Cliff, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kentucky Kingdom: Stevietheman at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · KFC Yum! Center: Jamesmac96, CC BY 3.0 · Lynn Family Stadium: Bpluke01, CC BY-SA 4.0 · L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium: Perthsider, CC BY-SA 3.0
Getting set up
Moving to Floyds Knobs: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Floyds Knobs, and how to reach them.
PowerDuke Energy15.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterFloyds Knobs Water Company, Inc.No health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Register to voteOnlineIn Indiana you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereFloyd County Circuit Court ClerkFloyd County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code4711947119 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Floyds Knobs.
HousingCost of living grade A
A home in Floyds Knobs is worth about $402K, on Zillow’s estimate
Typical home values rose 3.3% in the year to September 2026. For households in Floyds Knobs, the share who live in a home they own is 90%. In Floyds Knobs, the typical rent is $1,169 a month, where Indiana’s towns sit at $946 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month.
$402KZillow home value
| Floyds Knobs | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 90% | 76% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,169 a month | $946 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Floyds Knobs$402K
Indiana$257K
+3.3%
value change, 1 year
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−
In Floyds Knobs, the median household income runs higher than in the typical Indiana or U.S. town
Most working residents leave Floyds Knobs for work: only 2% work in town. 4.1% of Floyds Knobs residents live below the poverty line. Jobs in Floyds Knobs grew by 292 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 980. The median commute is under 10 miles.
2%work in town
| Floyds Knobs | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $126,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.1% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.3% | 11% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Floyds Knobs2%
New Albany21%
Louisville9%
Jeffersonville7%
Indianapolis5%
10 mi
median commute distance
980
jobs based in Floyds Knobs
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Floyds Knobs: mild winters and pleasant summers
In Floyds Knobs, the typical July afternoon high is 87°F, against 84°F in Indiana’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
4″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter26–44°
Spring44–66°
Summer64–85°
Fall46–68°
Nov 9
typical first frost
Mar 31
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C+
Floyds Knobs has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
FEMA puts 46% of Floyds Knobs’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 25% to tornadoes. Compared with 52% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is higher. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Floyds Knobs after 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2018.
52risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
OutdoorsC−
0% of Floyds Knobs is conserved land
In 1 park or preserve, walkers have 4.2 miles of trail. Floyds Knobs’ density of trails is 0.7 miles per square mile. It has one park or preserve, 14 acres in all.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 4,123 acres
4.2 mi
of trails · 0.7 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pembroke Park | — | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Floyds Knobs
17pages on Floyds Knobs
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
10 within 15 miles of the center of Floyds Knobs
Indiana University-SoutheastUniversity or college · Public · New Albany3.6 mi$8,424 in-state tuitionMid-America College of Funeral ServiceUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Jeffersonville7.7 mi$19,000 tuitionJefferson Community and Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Louisville, KY9.3 mi$4,808 in-state tuition
About 2 of every 100 Floyds Knobs residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Famous people from Floyds Knobs
3 notable people were born in Floyds Knobs.
About Floyds Knobs
Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Floyds Knobs is a small unincorporated community in Lafayette Township, Floyd County, Indiana, United States. Historically a farming community on the outskirts of New Albany, it has since become a bedroom community for Louisville, Kentucky. It contains subdivisions, farms, small shopping centers, churches, a now-closed silver mine, and transmitters for many of the area's television and radio stations. It is also the location of Floyd Central High School, a Gold Star rated school by the Indiana Department of Education. Floyds Knobs has a population of about 11,412 to 12,439.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Elevation
- 771 ft
- ZIP code
- 47119
- Area code
- 812, 930
Floyds Knobs’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Floyds Knobs.
Lafayette TownshipNew Albany TownshipFloyds Knobs
How the neighbors grade
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floyds Knobs | — | — | A | — | A− | — |
| Lafayette Township | #104 | A− | B− | — | A− | A− |
| New Albany Township | #280 | B | B | — | A− | C |
Floyds Knobs, Lafayette Township and New Albany Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Floyds Knobs isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Floyds Knobs with a neighbor →
Questions about Floyds Knobs
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Floyds Knobs, IN a good place to live?
Floyds Knobs has no overall grade: it has no figures for safety and health, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
Is Floyds Knobs, IN expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.