Cities in Kentucky
The 23 largest cities in Kentucky (the most populous cities in KY are Louisville-Jefferson, Lexington-Fayette, and Bowling Green) have an average Walk Score of 31. The best cities in Kentucky ranked by Walk Score are St. Matthews, Covington, and Paducah, while the least walkable cities are Independence, Radcliff, and Madisonville.
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The list of Kentucky cities below is sorted by Walk Score, but can also be sorted by population or alphabetically (click table's heading to sort).
City |
Zip Code |
Walk Score |
Transit Score |
Bike Score |
Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson (the largest city in Kentucky) | 40214 | 34 | 27 | 43 | 597,337 |
| Lexington-Fayette | 40517 | 34 | 27 | 46 | 295,803 |
| Bowling Green | 37 | -- | 39 | 58,067 | |
| Owensboro | 36 | -- | 47 | 57,265 | |
| Covington | 41014 | 42 | 28 | 40 | 40,640 |
| Hopkinsville | 24 | -- | 31 | 31,577 | |
| Richmond | 35 | -- | 32 | 31,364 | |
| Florence | 33 | 19 | 31 | 29,951 | |
| Georgetown | 23 | -- | 28 | 29,098 | |
| Henderson | 32 | -- | 37 | 28,757 | |
| Elizabethtown | 27 | -- | 28 | 28,531 | |
| Nicholasville | 27 | -- | 31 | 28,015 | |
| Jeffersontown | 30 | 22 | 37 | 26,595 | |
| Frankfort | 29 | -- | 25 | 25,527 | |
| Paducah | 38 | -- | 38 | 25,024 | |
| Independence | 11 | 10 | 13 | 24,757 | |
| Radcliff | 19 | -- | 29 | 21,688 | |
| Ashland | 31 | -- | 28 | 21,684 | |
| Madisonville | 20 | -- | 27 | 19,591 | |
| Winchester | 36 | -- | 30 | 18,368 | |
| Erlanger | 21 | 11 | 23 | 18,082 | |
| Murray | 33 | -- | 38 | 17,741 | |
| St. Matthews | 50 | 36 | 47 | 17,472 |