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Mount Washington gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $326K, 4.4 years of the Louisville/Jefferson County metro’s $74K median household income. It grades A− overall, ranked 32nd of 138 in Kentucky. On the plus side, crime is low: it reports less per resident than 86% of U.S. towns. Mount Washington has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them James M. Lloyd House and Henry J. Barnes House. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 79% of U.S. towns. Only 5 of the 142 Kentucky towns we compare have a higher average trip to work than Mount Washington.
Where Mount Washington beats most towns.
James M. Lloyd House9,117 counted in 2010 and 18,090 in 2020; an estimated 18,989 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 5% since 2020, after 98.4% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kentucky), ordered by how far Mount Washington is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 227 in 1830, a low of 227 in 1830, 18,090 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 5 maps from 1907 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mount Washington. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi LandmarkUnited States Bullion Depository19 mi MuseumSons of the American Revolution
15 mi Theme parkKentucky Kingdom
16 mi Stadium & arenaL&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
30 mi National Historical ParkAbraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park213K visitors a year
18 mi Stadium & arenaLynn Family StadiumUnited States Bullion Depository: Work permit Original author=Cliff, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kentucky Kingdom: Stevietheman at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium: Perthsider, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park: Jamie from Toronto, ON, CC BY 2.0 · Lynn Family Stadium: Bpluke01, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mount Washington, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Mount Washington.
Mount Washington has household incomes well above the Kentucky norm, but it has little public open land and trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
Violent crime is rare: 7 reported in 2025, 0.4 per 1,000 residents.
At 0.4 per 1,000 residents, Mount Washington’s violent crime rate is where Kentucky’s towns sit at 1.3 and U.S. towns at 1.6. The property crime rate in Mount Washington is 4.1 per 1,000 residents.
| Mount Washington | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.4 per 1,000 residents | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.1 per 1,000 residents | 8.3 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the Bullitt County school district. Three of its 8 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastside Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 682 | A− |
| Bullitt East High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,664 | B |
| Pleasant Grove Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 661 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KY on state tests and graduation
The median property tax bill is $2,361, against $1,544 across Kentucky, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Mount Washington home is worth about $326,000, up 1.6% in a year, 41% above the Kentucky typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Jobs based here grew from 1,599 in 2013 to 2,852.
Most working residents leave Mount Washington for work: only 5% work in town. 5.3% of Mount Washington residents live below the poverty line, against 16% in Kentucky’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Mount Washington’s median household income is $96,000.
| Mount Washington | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.3% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $96,000 | $59,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.2% | 15% | 8% |
| Work from home | 14% | 10% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 69% of U.S. communities. Since 1997, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Mount Washington.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mount Washington has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 25° and about 4 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median household earns $96,239, against $63,726 across Kentucky, one input to its A− for jobs and income.
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Kentucky average. 26% of residents are under 18 in Mount Washington. 26% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 28% across Kentucky.
| Mount Washington | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 26% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Median age | 39.2 years | 37.6 years | 40.5 years |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2 points. Across Kentucky, 50.5% of residents are women.
| Mount Washington | KY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.7% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.4% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.5% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.1% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.4% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.9% | 10.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.1% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.6% | 11.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.3% | 32.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.3% | 19.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.7% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.9% | 16.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.2% | 11.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Against the 9,139 U.S. towns with household incomes like Mount Washington’s, it is less healthy than 72%, so it trails even them.
Mount Washington beats the Kentucky average on 10 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 42% of Mount Washington adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Mount Washington | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 40% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 79% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 14% |
| What stands out | Mount Washington | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.5% | 18.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.2% | 15.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Just 74 of its 6,118 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Mount Washington itself; its outdoors grade is D.
The biggest park or preserve is Mount Washington Sports Complex, at 39 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mount Washington Sports Complex | — | 39 |
| 2. Mount Washington City Park | — | 14 |
| 3. Frank Cornell Park & Flying Field | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Mount Washington
About 4 of every 100 Mount Washington residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Kentucky.
Where Mount Washington’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Mount Washington on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Kentucky, United States
Mount Washington is a city in northeast Bullitt County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 18,090 at the 2020 census. The city is one of several surrounding Louisville that have experienced a sharp rise in population in the past three decades, becoming a commuter town.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Mount Washington grades A− overall, better than 78% of U.S. towns and #32 of 138 in Kentucky. It grades B− for health, A for safety and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
