Ranked for Outdoor Lovers
Best Places to Live in Kentucky for Outdoor Lovers
Public land, clean air, small towns, sunny and mild Ranked by how well each place fits the Outdoor Lovers profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.
Top 16 places
- #1HendersonPopulation 28,166 · solid overall livability90% match
- #2JeffersontownPopulation 28,796 · solid overall livability67% match
- #3IndependencePopulation 28,722 · mixed overall livability67% match
- #4FrankfortPopulation 28,460 · mixed overall livability56% match
- #5Lexington-FayettePopulation 321,276 · solid overall livability51% match
- #6GeorgetownPopulation 37,510 · solid overall livability51% match
- #7RichmondPopulation 34,883 · solid overall livability51% match
- #8FlorencePopulation 32,056 · mixed overall livability51% match
- #9PaducahPopulation 26,869 · mixed overall livability51% match
- #10LouisvillePopulation 629,176 · mixed overall livability41% match
- #11NicholasvillePopulation 31,352 · mixed overall livability31% match
- #12Bowling GreenPopulation 72,385 · mixed overall livability21% match
- #13OwensboroPopulation 60,019 · mixed overall livability21% match
- #14CovingtonPopulation 40,923 · mixed overall livability21% match
- #15ElizabethtownPopulation 31,425 · mixed overall livability21% match
- #16HopkinsvillePopulation 31,042 · mixed overall livability21% match
Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.
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