Woodland HillsKY
743 people call this town in Kentucky home.
Is Woodland Hills a good place to live?
Only 2 of the 140 Kentucky towns we compare have a higher median rent than Woodland Hills. Woodland Hills’ density of trails is 2.5 miles per square mile, against 0.3 in Kentucky’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Woodland Hills has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Woodland Hills.
Top of a very low hazard risk in Woodland Hills: inland flooding
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 86% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Woodland Hills, 41% come from inland flooding and 37% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The schools Woodland Hills’s kids attend
Its one school is below. The Jefferson County school district runs its public schools. Woodland Hills’ only public school teaches 498 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hite ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 498 | B |
NCES · EDFacts
Woodland Hills stands out in Kentucky and nationally: a smaller share of its residents live below the poverty line
Woodland Hills’ middle household income comes in at $96,000. For half of commuters, work is under 9 miles away. The top destinations are Louisville (24%), Jeffersontown (9%) and St. Matthews (6%).
| Woodland Hills | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.2% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $96,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 13% | 10% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Woodland Hills’ year
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 Woodland Hills is
11% of Woodland Hills adults have diabetes. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Woodland Hills is ahead of Kentucky on 22 and behind on 1. In Woodland Hills, just over a third of adults sleep under 7 hours, and 20% get no exercise outside work.
| Woodland Hills | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 40% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 27% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Woodland Hills | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.5% | 15.5% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.5% | 18.9% |
| More binge drinkers | 17.2% | 14.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Woodland Hills keeps 4.7% of its land conserved
Across 1 park or preserve: 0.5 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hardy Brinly Park | 0.4 mi | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Woodland Hills sells for about $287K
For households in Woodland Hills, the share who are owner-occupiers is 84%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Woodland Hills
Sons of the American Revolution and 30 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Woodland Hills. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi LandmarkUnited States Bullion Depository
12 mi Theme parkKentucky Kingdom
11 mi Stadium & arenaLynn Family Stadium
12 mi Stadium & arenaKFC Yum! Center
13 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 Woodland Hills: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Woodland 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.
100% of working residents leave Woodland Hills for work
Where Woodland Hills’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
10 within 15 miles of the center of Woodland Hills
About 6 of every 100 Woodland Hills residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Kentucky.
About Woodland Hills
City in Kentucky, United States
Woodland Hills is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Woodland Hills had a population of 736. Woodland Hills is an eastern suburb of Louisville and is entirely surrounded by the city of Middletown.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 725 ft
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Is Woodland Hills, KY a good place to live?
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