Ranked for Retirees
Best Places to Live in Kentucky for Retirees
Warm winters, low taxes, low crime, clean air, a calmer pace Ranked by how well each place fits the Retirees profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.
Top 16 places
- #1HendersonPopulation 28,166 · solid overall livability36% match
- #2JeffersontownPopulation 28,796 · solid overall livability33% match
- #3RichmondPopulation 34,883 · solid overall livability26% match
- #4ElizabethtownPopulation 31,425 · mixed overall livability26% match
- #5PaducahPopulation 26,869 · mixed overall livability26% match
- #6LouisvillePopulation 629,176 · mixed overall livability15% match
- #7Lexington-FayettePopulation 321,276 · solid overall livability15% match
- #8Bowling GreenPopulation 72,385 · mixed overall livability15% match
- #9OwensboroPopulation 60,019 · mixed overall livability15% match
- #10CovingtonPopulation 40,923 · mixed overall livability15% match
- #11GeorgetownPopulation 37,510 · solid overall livability15% match
- #12FlorencePopulation 32,056 · mixed overall livability15% match
- #13NicholasvillePopulation 31,352 · mixed overall livability15% match
- #14HopkinsvillePopulation 31,042 · mixed overall livability15% match
- #15IndependencePopulation 28,722 · mixed overall livability15% match
- #16FrankfortPopulation 28,460 · mixed overall livability15% 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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