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Rolling FieldsKY

A town of 645, settled in 1958. Public schools that outperform most of Kentucky.

Population
645
+11.5% since 2010
Median home value
$860K
Census ACS
Household income
$223K
median
Median age
42.0
years
Jobs based here
71
A commuter town

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645 people, and everyone knows the way

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Schools

Rolling Fields’s public schools outperform 4% of Kentucky districts

The public schools Rolling Fields’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 96% of Kentucky’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

D−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Second Presbyterian Weekday School PrivateK11
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KY on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Rolling Fields

Most working residents leave Rolling Fields for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are St. Matthews (8%), Jeffersontown (5%) and Lyndon (3%). Half commute less than 5 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Rolling Fields0%
St. Matthews8%
Jeffersontown5%
Lyndon3%
Watterson Park3%
5 mi
median commute distance
71
jobs based in Rolling Fields
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities.

72risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
72High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoes
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Rolling Fields has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 15 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

15″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter28–45°
Spring45–67°
Summer66–87°
Fall47–69°
Nov 3
typical first frost
Apr 3
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Rolling Fields is

Rolling Fields beats the Kentucky average on 5 of 5 CDC measures and trails it on 0.

5 measures vs. Kentucky
5 better0 too close to call0 worse
What stands outRolling FieldsKY
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth6.8%18.9%
More adults seeing a dentist74.4%58.1%
Louisville VA Medical Center
1.3 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Housing

Homes in Rolling Fields sell for about $675K

The median sale price was $675,000 in April 2026.

$675Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in April
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Rolling Fields for work

Where Rolling Fields’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

8% → St. Matthews St. Matthews 8% 5% → Jeffersontown Jeffersontown 5% 3% → Lyndon Lyndon 3% 3% → Watterson Park Watterson Park 3% 3% → Lexington-Fayette urban county Lexington-Fayette urban county 3% 1% → Indian Hills Indian Hills 1% Rolling Fields · 0% stay
71jobs based in Rolling Fields
0%of working residents work in town
5 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Rolling Fields

City in Kentucky, United States

Rolling Fields is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Rolling Fields had a population of 720. It incorporated as a city in 1958. It was the fifth-wealthiest city in Kentucky by median household income in 2000. It is adjacent to the similar small cities of Indian Hills and Mockingbird Valley, and all three are served by the Indian Hills Police Department. After settlement by Europeans, the land was part of the Veech family farm for over 100 years. Land from the farm was also developed into Indian Hills and the adjoining Louisville Country Club. Most of the homes in Rolling Fields were built in the 1940s and 1950s.

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Established
1958
Population
720
Area
0.2 sq mi
Elevation
561 ft

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