Forest HillsKY
A town of 444, settled in 1959.
Is Forest Hills a good place to live?
Forest Hills’ median rent is $2,017 a month, where Kentucky’s towns sit at $934 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. Only 1 of the 143 Kentucky towns we compare have a higher median age than Forest Hills. Forest Hills has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Forest Hills stand out
Where Forest Hills beats most towns.
444 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 31 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Forest Hills. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi LandmarkUnited States Bullion Depository
9 mi Theme parkKentucky Kingdom
9 mi Stadium & arenaLynn Family Stadium
10 mi Stadium & arenaKFC Yum! Center
9 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 Forest Hills: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Forest 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 Forest Hills.
With 8.6 jobs for every working resident, Forest Hills draws in 1,673 commuters
Most working residents leave Forest Hills for work: only 2% work in town. At 20 minutes, Forest Hills’ average trip to work is close to Kentucky’s towns (22 minutes) and below U.S. towns (25 minutes). 16% of Forest Hills residents live below the poverty line.
| Forest Hills | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 15% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Older than Kentucky overall
People 65 and older are 32% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). 29% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 28% across Kentucky.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 41% and 70% women
The Census survey reached too few of Forest Hills’ residents to say more: its margin here is ±14.6 points. Across Kentucky, 50.5% of residents are women.
| Forest Hills | KY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.1% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.3% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.8% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.8% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.8% | 10.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 16.3% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.4% | 11.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.8% | 32.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.9% | 19.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.8% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19% | 16.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10% | 11.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 400, single groups can be off by several points
Homes in Forest Hills are worth about $156K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Forest Hills home is worth about $156,000, about the same as a year ago, 33% below the Kentucky typical home.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Low risk in Forest Hills, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Forest Hills
Forest Hills has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 25° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Forest Hills is
Forest Hills beats the Kentucky average on 11 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 14% of adults report frequent mental distress in Forest Hills. Among 142 Kentucky towns, just 9 have a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Forest Hills.
| Forest Hills | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 40% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Forest Hills | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.5% | 15.5% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.3% | 11.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Forest Hills
Colleges nearby
10 within 15 miles of the center of Forest Hills
About 5 of every 100 Forest Hills residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Kentucky.
Every workday, about 1,673 people come to Forest Hills for work
Where Forest Hills’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Forest Hills
City in Kentucky, United States
Forest Hills is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. It was formally incorporated by the state assembly in 1959. As of the 2020 census, Forest Hills had a population of 438.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1959
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 659 ft
Questions about Forest Hills
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Forest Hills, KY a good place to live?
Forest Hills has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.