Real Estate Market Stats
Zillow Home Value Index
Owners vs. Renters
Home Size in Square Feet
Year Built
|
Local |
National |
| Zillow Home Value Index |
$126,300 |
$146,200 |
| Median Single Family Home Value |
$127,200 |
$146,400 |
| Median Condo Value |
$107,100 |
$145,200 |
| Median 2-Bedroom Home Value |
$140,500 |
$109,800 |
| Median 3-Bedroom Home Value |
$130,500 |
$140,900 |
| Median 4-Bedroom Home Value |
$165,500 |
$231,000 |
| Percent Homes Decreasing |
54.4% |
55.8% |
| Percent Listing Price Reduction |
29.3% |
28.9% |
| Median List Price Per Sq Ft |
$100 |
$92 |
| Median List Price |
$135,000 |
$185,000 |
| Median Sale Price |
$132,700 |
$176,500 |
| Homes Recently Sold |
18 |
267,974 |
| Property Tax |
$1,327 |
$2,105 |
| Turnover (Sold Within Last Yr.) |
2.6% |
3.3% |
| Median Value Per Sq Ft |
$109 |
$106 |
| 1-Yr. Change |
-1.6% |
-3.1% |
| Homes For Sale By Owner |
2 |
50,234 |
| New Construction |
0 |
44,564 |
| Foreclosures |
64 |
521,078 |

Real Estate Market Activity
Recently sold Fern Creek homes
Sold 03/16/2012 for $156,500
3 beds, 2.0 baths, 2,231 sq ft
Sold 03/08/2012 for $111,000
3 beds, 2.0 baths, 1,085 sq ft
Sold 03/08/2012 for $154,000
3 beds, 2.0 baths, 2,232 sq ft
Sold 03/06/2012 for $108,000
3 beds, 2.0 baths, 1,779 sq ft
Sold 03/06/2012 for $225,000
4 beds, 3.0 baths, 3,691 sq ft
Sold 03/06/2012 for $138,850
3 beds, 2.0 baths, 2,078 sq ft
Sold 03/05/2012 for $182,310
4 beds, 2.0 baths, 1,566 sq ft
Sold 03/01/2012 for $126,000
0 beds, 2.0 baths, 1,316 sq ft
Sold 02/29/2012 for $71,200
3 beds, 1.5 baths, 1,415 sq ft
Sold 02/29/2012 for $127,500
4 beds, 2.0 baths, 1,000 sq ft
See Fern Creek real estate and homes for sale
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Walk Score

Cherokee Park
Categories: Parks, Playgrounds, Hiking
Willow Ave and Cherokee Pkwy, Louisville
The Comfy Cow
Categories: Desserts, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
1301 Herr Ln, Ste 118, Graymoor-Devondale
Lotsa Pasta
Categories: Cheese Shops, Italian, Delis
3717 Lexington Rd, Louisville
Jack Fry’s
Categories: American (New)
1007 Bardstown Rd, Louisville
Caffe Classico
Categories: Coffee & Tea, Beer, Wine & Spirits, Italian
2144 Frankfort Ave, Louisville
Graeter’s
Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
2204 Bardstown Rd, Louisville
Las Gorditas
Categories: Mexican, Food Stands
4756 Bardstown Rd, Louisville
Wild Eggs
Categories: Breakfast & Brunch
3985 Dutchmans Ln, Louisville
Lilly’s
Categories: American (New)
1147 Bardstown Rd, Louisville
Seviche
Categories: Latin American
1538 Bardstown Rd, Louisville
Quills Coffee
Categories: Coffee & Tea
930 Baxter Ave, Louisville
Havana Rumba
Categories: Cuban
12003 Shelbyville Road, Suite 108, Middletown
Wild Eggs
Categories: American (New)
1311 Herr Ln Ste 101, Louisville
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Things to See and Do
Louisville Zoo
The Louisville Zoo is not just for animal-watching. Feed the birds nectar at Lorikeet Landing, pet a wallaby or wallaroo (and learn the difference) in the Wallaroo Walkabout, and watch the seal and sea lion training demonstrations at Glacier Run. And if watching a giraffe bend and twist itself over a fence to munch on green leaves isn’t enough entertainment, check out the splash park (open seasona… (
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Louisville Ghost Tours
This 90-minute walking tour covers half a mile of downtown Louisville. Costumed tour guides lead you through haunted historic buildings, including the Old City Jail, the Seelbach Hotel and the Brennen House. Tours begin at 8 PM, and reservations are required.
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Cherokee Park
Part of the parks system developed by Frederick Law Olmsted, who designed Central Park, Cherokee Park features the 2.4-mile paved Scenic Loop that takes drivers, walkers, bikers and runners past a 9-hole golf course, playgrounds, a spray pool, a soccer field that doubles as an Ultimate Frisbee field and Baringer Hill, the perfect sledding spot in winter.
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Crescent Hill Reservoir and Gatehouse
The Crescent Hill reservoir and Gatehouse opened in 1879 as the first step in the water purification process and today still play a key role in producing Louisville’s drinking water. The reservoir is a settling basin where sediment from the Ohio River settles before the water moves to the next part of purification. Valves in the Gatehouse control the flow of water in and out of the reservoir.
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Cherokee Triangle Art Fair
For one weekend each year, Cherokee Triangle (a neighborhood just outside Cherokee Park in the Highlands) fills with artist’s booths, live music and food vendors. The Cherokee Triangle Art Fair is a juried art fair and the major fundraiser for the neighborhood association. There are children’s activities to entertain the kids while you browse the artists’ stalls, a plant booth for any gardening de… (
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Carmichael’s Bookstore
Carmichael’s Bookstore is Louisville’s oldest independent bookstore. It opened in 1978 and today has two locations, one in the Highlands neighborhood and one in Crescent Hill. In addition to books, papers, and magazines, both locations sell paper goods, including locally made greeting cards. They host readings and book signings. The Bardstown Road location connects to Heine Brothers Coffee and is … (
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Squallis Puppeteers and School of Sharks Theater
Squallis Puppeteers is a group of local artists and performers who use homemade puppets (some as tall as nine feet) to tell creative and educational stories. The non-profit group, whose name is taken from the Latin word for shark, offer shows on a number of topics, from healthy food and Abraham Lincoln to lessons on emotions presented by dinosaur puppets. Different stories are geared at different … (
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Cave Hill Cemetery Co
Louisville’s only arboretum is also the final resting place of Kentucky Fried Chicken’s founder, Colonel Sanders, and Patty Smith Hill, who wrote (with her sister) the tune for the Happy Birthday song. The Cave Hill Heritage Foundation offers historical, geological and Civil War walking tours periodically throughout the year (the 2011 dates have yet to be announced), as well as a Twilight Driving … (
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Little Loomhouse/Lou Tate
In Louisville, you can visit the grave of Patty Smith Hill, one of the sisters responsible for writing the “Happy Birthday” song, at Cavehill Cemetery; you can also visit Little Loomhouse, where the sisters first sang the song at a birthday party. Little Loomhouse consists of three cabins (all three are on the National Register of Historic Places) that served as Master Weaver Lou Tate’s home, stor… (
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Speed Art Museum
Located next to University of Louisville’s Belknap campus, the Speed Museum is Kentucky’s oldest and largest art museum. Admission is free for members, $10 for adults, $8 for seniors, $5 for children between 3 and 17, and free for children under 3. The first Friday night of the month is free for everyone (between 5 and 9 PM, not including special exhibitions). Children will enjoy Art Sparks, the a… (
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