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Safety is its strong suit (A−): it reports less crime per resident than 83% of U.S. towns. Incomes are a strength too: the median household earns $84K. What holds it back is health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 82% of the country. It also trails on walkability. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 66% of U.S. towns. At about $274K, a typical home costs 3.7 years of the Louisville/Jefferson County metro’s $74K median household income. The overall grade lands at B, 51st of 138 in Kentucky. That leaves it better than 58% of U.S. towns.
Figures: FBI crime data, 2025 · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kentucky), ordered by how far Pioneer Village is from typical.
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Where Pioneer Village beats most towns.
Census counts: 390 in 1980, 2,671 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2004 and 5 maps from 1907 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
2,030 counted in 2010 and 2,671 in 2020; an estimated 2,794 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Ordered by what stands out in Pioneer Village.
Violent crime is rare: 0 reported in 2025, 0 per 1,000 residents.
Pioneer Village’s property crime rate stands at 5.4 per 1,000 residents, against 8.3 in Kentucky’s towns and 9.9 across U.S. towns. Only 5 of the 115 Kentucky towns we compare have a lower rate of reported violence than Pioneer Village.
| Pioneer Village | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 5.4 per 1,000 residents | 8.3 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The public schools here belong to the Bullitt County school district. One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. 359 students attend Pioneer Village’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryville Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 359 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KY on state tests and graduation
Among adults in Pioneer Village, 12% binge drink. 16% of Pioneer Village adults have diabetes, above both the Kentucky town median (13%) and the median of U.S. towns (12%). Of 31 CDC measures, Pioneer Village beats the Kentucky average on 6 and trails it on 5.
| Pioneer Village | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Pioneer Village | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.3% | 8.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.1% | 15.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.7% | 10.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Employers in Pioneer Village added 93 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 528. Just over a tenth of Pioneer Village residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Louisville (27%), Shepherdsville (7%) and Jeffersontown (5%).
| Pioneer Village | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.2% | 15% | 8% |
| Median household income | $84,000 | $59,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 8% | 10% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 16% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The midsummer high in the town is 88°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The share of households in Pioneer Village who live in a home they own: 93%. Home values are up 2.1% over the year to September 2026. The town’s median rent is $1,372 a month.
| Pioneer Village | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 93% | 59% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,372 a month | $930 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Since 2020, Pioneer Village has grown 4.7%, to 2,794 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. People 65 and older are 24% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). The age of the median resident for Pioneer Village comes to 47.9 years. College graduates make up nearly a quarter of adults 25 and older, against 28% across Kentucky.
| Pioneer Village | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47.9 years | 37.6 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 18% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 26% | 29% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.7 points. Across Kentucky, 50.5% of residents are women.
| Pioneer Village | KY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.5% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.2% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.9% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.8% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.1% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.7% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.6% | 10.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.1% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.3% | 11.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.8% | 32.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 24% | 19.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.2% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 10.3% | 16.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.5% | 11.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,800, single groups can be off by several points
FEMA puts 38% of Pioneer Village’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 28% to tornadoes. Compared with 53% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is lower.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pioneer Village. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi LandmarkUnited States Bullion Depository14 mi MuseumSons of the American Revolution
10 mi Theme parkKentucky Kingdom
11 mi Stadium & arenaL&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
14 mi Stadium & arenaKFC Yum! Center
14 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 · KFC Yum! Center: Jamesmac96, CC BY 3.0 · Lynn Family Stadium: Bpluke01, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pioneer Village, 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.
Where Pioneer Village’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
8 within 15 miles of the center of Pioneer Village
About 5 of every 100 Pioneer Village residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Kentucky.
City in Kentucky, United States
Pioneer Village is a home rule-class city in Bullitt County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 2,671 as of the 2020 census, up from 2,030 at the time of the 2010 census. Pioneer Village was struck by a tornado in 1996.
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One town shares a border with Pioneer Village.
| Town | KY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Village | #51 | B | B− | A− | B | C− |
| Hillview | #67 | C+ | B | B− | B | C |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Pioneer Village grades B overall, better than 58% of U.S. towns and #51 of 138 in Kentucky. It grades C− for health, A− for safety and B for schools. Health 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−.
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