Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Louisville gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $469K, 6.5 years of the Knoxville metro’s $72K median household income. It grades B− overall, ranked 43rd of 175 in Tennessee. 12% of the land in Louisville is conserved, above both the Tennessee town median (1.7%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Louisville has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Samuel George House and Louisville Historic District. Only 5 of the 177 Tennessee towns we compare have a higher age of the median resident than Louisville.
Where Louisville beats most towns.
2,439 counted in 2010 and 4,384 in 2020; an estimated 4,562 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far Louisville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 215 in 1880, 4,384 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2020 and 6 maps from 1936 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Louisville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw29 mi Theme parkDollywood3.1M visitors a year
Big draw13 mi National ParkGreat Smoky Mountains National Park11.5M visitors a year
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaNeyland Stadium
Big draw36 mi MountainKuwohi
12 mi LookoutSunsphere
36 mi MountainMount Le ConteDollywood: Brian Stansberry (photographer), CC BY 2.5 · Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Scott Basford, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Neyland Stadium: Neomrbungle, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kuwohi: C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr., Public domain · Sunsphere: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mount Le Conte: No machine-readable author provided. Blinutne assumed (based on copyright claims, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Louisville, 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 Louisville.
Louisville looks healthier within Tennessee than nationally and sends most of its workers to Knoxville and beyond, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Tennessee.
At 6.5 years of the Knoxville metro’s $72K median household income, the typical home (about $469K) costs more against local pay than in 89% of Tennessee towns; that ratio is one input to that grade.
A home in Louisville typically sold within 57 days of listing. Louisville: 94% of households live in a home they own, above both Tennessee’s towns (65%) and U.S. towns (73%). Also worth knowing: a typical home in the town is worth about $469,000, up 3.5% in a year, 42% above the Tennessee typical home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its one school is below. Public schools: the Blount County school district. 387 students attend Louisville’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| MiddlesettlementsLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 387 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TN on state tests and graduation
Louisville has 584 jobs for its 2,074 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
In Louisville, the median household income is $90,000. Only 1% of working residents stay in Louisville for work; the rest commute out. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in the town rose by 119, to 584. The top destinations are Knoxville (28%), Maryville (17%) and Alcoa (12%).
| Louisville | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 12% | 8% |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 13% | 9.5% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Trails run 3.3 miles in 2 parks and preserves. In Louisville, the trail network density is 0.2 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves in the town: 2, covering 28 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Louisville Point Park | — | 17 |
| 2. Poland Creek Recreation Area | — | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The range runs from 30° on a January night to 88° on a July afternoon, with about 5 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Louisville, 24% of residents are 65 or older. Tennessee has 31% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 39%. Since 2020, Louisville has grown 4.2%, to 4,562 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Louisville | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 14% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 23% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4 points. Across Tennessee, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Louisville | TN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.8% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.1% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.2% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.7% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.4% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.2% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16.5% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.6% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.1% | 10% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.2% | 31.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.3% | 19.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.6% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19% | 19.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 19.9% | 11.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,600, single groups can be off by several points
Within Tennessee it is healthier than 69% of the 176 graded towns: much of Tennessee scores lower on these measures. Against the 9,970 U.S. towns with household incomes like Louisville’s, it is less healthy than 79%, so it trails even them.
Among adults in Louisville, 80% had a checkup this year. Of 31 CDC measures, Louisville beats the Tennessee average on 7 and trails it on 2. In Louisville, 29% of adults have been diagnosed with depression, and 18% report frequent mental distress.
| Louisville | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 41% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 29% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 20% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 80% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Louisville | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.4% | 9.1% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.6% | 13.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Louisville after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2011. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 60% come from inland flooding and 22% from earthquakes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
4 within 15 miles of the center of Louisville
About 3 of every 100 Louisville residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
Where Louisville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
5 places in Louisville on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Tennessee, United States
Louisville is a suburban town in Blount County, Tennessee. Its population was 4,384 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Knoxville, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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2 towns share a border with Louisville.
| Town | TN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | #43 | B− | B+ | — | B+ | C+ |
| Alcoa | #98 | C | C | C | A− | C− |
| Maryville | #16 | A− | C | B | A+ | C+ |
Louisville reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Louisville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Louisville grades B− overall, better than 54% of U.S. towns and #43 of 175 in Tennessee. It grades C+ for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
