Mount WashingtonKY
A town of 18,480. Public schools that outperform most of Kentucky.
Population
18,480
+98.4% since 2010
Typical home
$327K
+2.2% in a year
Household income
$96K
median
Jobs based here
2,852
A commuter town
What makes Mount Washington stand out The 3 things Mount Washington does most differently from other towns.
A growing town Mount Washington has grown 98.4% since 2010 9,117 people in 2010; 18,480 today.
What’s changed most in Mount Washington? 9,117 2010
18,090 2020
18,480 Today
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
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Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Mount Washington Most working residents leave Mount Washington for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Shepherdsville (8%), Jeffersontown (6%) and Lexington-Fayette urban county (3%). Half commute less than 14 miles.
5% work in town
Where working residents work In Mount Washington 5%
Shepherdsville 8%
Jeffersontown 6%
Lexington-Fayette urban county 3%
Watterson Park 3%
14 mi
median commute distance
2,852
jobs based in Mount Washington
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Schools
Mount Washington’s public schools outperform 40% of Kentucky districts The public schools Mount Washington’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 60% of Kentucky’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
C+ School Grade
Outdoors
1.2% of Mount Washington is conserved land 0.0 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.
1.2% conserved
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below 1.2%
conserved · 74 of 6,118 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walk Trails Acres 1. Mount Washington Sports Complex — 39 2. Mount Washington City Park — 14 3. Frank Cornell Park & Flying Field — 3
Safety
Less crime per resident than 88% of U.S. towns Mount Washington reports less crime per resident than 88% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
A Safety Grade
Violent crime per 1,000 residents Mount Washington 0.4
Kentucky 2.1
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000 residents Mount Washington 4.1
Kentucky 12.8
U.S. 15.5
88th
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
75th
percentile among KY towns
7
violent crimes reported in 2025
79
property crimes reported in 2025
Housing
A typical Mount Washington home is worth about $327K The typical Mount Washington home is worth about $327,000, up 2.2% in a year, 40% above the Kentucky typical home.
$327K Zillow home value
Typical home value Mount Washington $327K
Kentucky $233K
Market temperature
Balanced A balanced market Buyer’s Seller’s +2.2%
value change, 1 year
Natural hazards
Low risk, with tornadoes at the top Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 31% of U.S. communities.
31 risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
31 Low risk Lower Higher Tornadoes Inland flooding Cold waves
2
paid flood claims since 1997
6
federal disasters paid out here
Climate
Mild winters, pleasant summers Mount Washington has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 4 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
4″ snow a winter
Typical low → high °F Winter 27–45°
Spring 45–67°
Summer 65–86°
Fall 46–69°
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
Health
How healthy Mount Washington is Mount Washington beats the Kentucky average on 1 of 5 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
5 measures vs. Kentucky
What stands out Mount Washington KY Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth 13.5% 18.9%
Chi Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital
12.5 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
A commuter town 95% of working residents leave Mount Washington for work Where Mount Washington’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
8% → Shepherdsville Shepherdsville 8%
6% → Jeffersontown Jeffersontown 6%
3% → Lexington-Fayette urban county Lexington-Fayette urban county 3%
3% → Watterson Park Watterson Park 3%
3% → St. Matthews St. Matthews 3%
1% → Bardstown Bardstown 1%
Mount Washington · 5% stay
2,852 jobs based in Mount Washington
5% of working residents work in town
14 mi median commute distance
How do you get to work from Mount Washington?
Census LEHD 2023
2012 · Lloyd house · Wikimedia Commons
Mount Washington’s story
Mount Washington in pictures
5 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.
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Landmarks 2 places in Mount Washington on the National Register of Historic Places.
All landmarks → About Mount Washington City in Kentucky, United States
Mount Washington is a city in northeast Bullitt County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 18,090 at the 2020 census. The city is one of several surrounding Louisville that have experienced a sharp rise in population in the past three decades, becoming a commuter town.
From Wikipedia , licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
Population 18,090
Area 9.0 sq mi
Elevation 705 ft
ZIP code 40047
Area code 502
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