Louisville, KY vs New Albany, IN

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricLouisville, KYNew Albany, IN
Population631,81837,581
Median Household Income$66,849$54,710
Median Rent$1,120/mo$1,026/mo
Median Home Value$233,900$180,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)9393
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income44.7%45%
Poverty Rate15.8%18.9%
Unemployment Rate4.5% (county)4.1%
Violent Crime Rate /100k674295
Property Crime Rate /100k3,4552,050
Median AQI4944
Good AQI Days /yr188238
Summer Highs86°F87°F
Winter Lows28°F29°F
Snowfall15 in/yr4 in/yr
Avg Commute22.5 min19.6 min
Hospitals52
Avg Hospital Rating2.5 / 53.0 / 5
Students per Teacher15.415.4
College Degree Rate33.8%23.7%
Foreign-Born %10.4%3.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+1.6%-0.9%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.