Is Druid Hills a good place to live?
Druid Hills has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
304 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Sons of the American Revolution and 30 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Druid Hills. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi LandmarkUnited States Bullion Depository
7 mi Theme parkKentucky Kingdom
4 mi Stadium & arenaLynn Family Stadium
5 mi Stadium & arenaKFC Yum! Center
7 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 Druid Hills: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Druid Hills, 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 Druid Hills.
Druid Hills has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Among residents in Druid Hills, 4.4% live below the poverty line, against 16% in Kentucky’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. In Druid Hills, the median household income is $134,000. The top destinations are Louisville (17%), St. Matthews (8%) and Watterson Park (6%). For half of commuters, work is under 5 miles away.
| Druid Hills | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $134,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.4% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Druid Hills’ year
The range runs from 25° on a January night to 88° on a July afternoon, with about 15 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of adults in Druid Hills sleep under 7 hours than in the typical Kentucky or U.S. town
Just over a tenth of Druid Hills adults smoke cigarettes, and on top of that among adults here, 18% get no exercise outside work, where Kentucky’s towns sit at 27% and U.S. towns at 25%. Only 4 of the 142 Kentucky towns we compare have a lower share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Druid Hills. This Kentucky town does better than the Kentucky average on 21 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 1.
| Druid Hills | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 40% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 27% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Druid Hills | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.9% | 15.5% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.7% | 18.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.8% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Druid Hills, with inland flooding at the top
Of the losses FEMA expects in Druid Hills, 58% come from inland flooding and 27% from tornadoes. Compared with 52% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is higher.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Druid Hills
Colleges nearby
11 within 15 miles of the center of Druid Hills
About 2 of every 100 Druid Hills residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Kentucky.
100% of working residents leave Druid Hills for work
Where Druid Hills’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Druid Hills
City in Kentucky, United States
Druid Hills is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Druid Hills had a population of 299. It was incorporated in 1950.
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- Established
- 1950
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 571 ft
Questions about Druid Hills
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Druid Hills, KY a good place to live?
Druid Hills has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.