ColdstreamKY
A town of 1,325.
Is Coldstream a good place to live?
The best of Coldstream’s subject grades is an A+ for incomes; the weakest is a D for schools. Coldstream’s median rent is $2,313 a month, against $934 a month in Kentucky’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. On hazard risk, just 5 of Kentucky’s 238 towns do better. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 70% of U.S. towns. Only 10 of Kentucky’s 238 towns score lower on history. Coldstream has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Coldstream stand out
Where Coldstream beats most towns.
Coldstream has grown 21% since 2010
1,100 counted in 2010 and 1,295 in 2020; an estimated 1,325 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Coldstream grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kentucky), ordered by how far Coldstream is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Sons of the American Revolution and 30 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Coldstream. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi LandmarkUnited States Bullion Depository
15 mi Theme parkKentucky Kingdom
12 mi Stadium & arenaLynn Family Stadium
13 mi Stadium & arenaKFC Yum! Center
15 mi Stadium & arenaL&N Federal Credit Union StadiumPhoto 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 · Lynn Family Stadium: Bpluke01, CC BY-SA 4.0 · KFC Yum! Center: Jamesmac96, CC BY 3.0 · L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium: Perthsider, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Coldstream: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Coldstream, and how to reach them.
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 Coldstream.
Tornadoes leads a very low hazard risk in Coldstream
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 84% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A smaller share of working residents work locally in Coldstream than in most of Kentucky or the rest of the country
0.3% of Coldstream working residents work locally, where Kentucky’s towns sit at 15% and U.S. towns at 8%. Jobs based in Coldstream grew to 56 in 2023, 22 more than in 2013. 2.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Coldstream.
| Coldstream | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.8% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $109,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.3% | 15% | 8% |
| Work from home | 15% | 10% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Coldstream has four seasons and pleasant summers
Coldstream has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 24° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health in Coldstream trails 50% of U.S. towns
Coldstream beats the Kentucky average on 12 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 13% of Coldstream adults report frequent physical distress.
| Coldstream | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Coldstream | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with COPD | 7.5% | 10.2% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.5% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Coldstream sell for about $335K
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Coldstream
Colleges nearby
10 within 15 miles of the center of Coldstream
About 4 of every 100 Coldstream residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Kentucky.
1,325 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About Coldstream
City in Kentucky, United States
Coldstream is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Coldstream had a population of 1,295.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 755 ft
Questions about Coldstream
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Coldstream, KY expensive?
The typical home is worth about $278,000, 20% above the Kentucky typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.