A town of 15,638, settled in 1938. Nearly 0.7% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Shively does most differently from other towns.
Where Shively’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
What neighbors are saying. Town Square →
Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Shively. Another town gets a different order.
0.2 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Shively Park | 0.1 mi | 25 |
Most working residents leave Shively for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Watterson Park (5%), Jeffersontown (3%) and St. Matthews (3%). Half commute less than 7 miles.
The median sale price was $220,000 in May 2026.
The public schools Shively’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.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schaffner Traditional Elementary | K–5 | 573 | B+ |
| Mill Creek Elementary | PK–5 | 437 | D |
| Cane Run Elementary | PK–5 | 401 | D− |
| Butler Traditional High | 9–12 | 1,290 | C+ |
| Western High | 9–12 | 409 | D− |
| Waller-Williams Environmental | K–12 | 64 | D− |
Shively reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 86% report less.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 89% of U.S. communities.
Shively beats the Kentucky average on 0 of 5 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
| What stands out | Shively | KY |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 23.8% | 18.9% |
| More adults sleeping under 7 hours | 44.2% | 39.6% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 51.7% | 58.1% |
Shively has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 13 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
3 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.
City in Kentucky, United States
Shively is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States, and a suburb of Louisville within the Louisville Metro government. As of the 2020 census, Shively had a population of 15,636.
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