A town of 3,062, settled in 1833. A typical home worth about $416K.
The 3 things Simpsonville does most differently from other towns.
1933 · SOUTHEAST VIEW OF 2-3 REAR ELEVATION - …6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 9 places on the National Register.
2,484 people in 2010; 3,062 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
What neighbors are saying. Town Square →
Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Simpsonville. Another town gets a different order.
The typical Simpsonville home is worth about $416,000, about the same as a year ago, 79% above the Kentucky typical home.
The public schools Simpsonville’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 90% of Kentucky’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simpsonville Elementary | K–5 | 441 | A |
Most working residents leave Simpsonville for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Shelbyville (9%), Jeffersontown (7%) and Lexington-Fayette urban county (5%). Half commute less than 16 miles.
Simpsonville reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 83% report less.
Simpsonville beats the Kentucky average on 2 of 5 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| What stands out | Simpsonville | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.7% | 18.9% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 63.7% | 58.1% |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 27% of U.S. communities.
Simpsonville has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 15 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
1933
WEST VIEW OF FACADE ELEVATION - Whitney M. Young, Jr. Birthplace, U.S. Route 60
Photo · Wikimedia Commons. A different picture from Simpsonville’s archive appears here every day.
See all 6 archive items →9 places in Simpsonville on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Kentucky, United States
Simpsonville is a home rule-class city in Shelby County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is located 8 miles west of Shelbyville, Kentucky and 23 miles east of Louisville situated along U.S. 60. As of the 2020 census, Simpsonville had a population of 2,990.
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