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Originally Posted by claret
We are visiting the Louisville area in May to view homes for sale and moving in July. I have kept up with the posts here and have visited the Kentucky state website and several county websites. I even have the Kentucky tourism books. One problem, I still can't decide between Taylorsville and Crestwood. I also am getting interested in Shelbyville. What I am looking for is a few acres for a huge garden, some small farm animals, maybe an "organic" herb garden, basically a nice place to raise big dogs and children. We like ATV rides, boating/jet skiing, and the men love fishing. We are mostly homebodies and will not have any extended family nearby. Does any one have some thoughts or pros and cons as to why we should choose one over the other? Any and all help is needed!
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Crestwood is more like a suburb of Louisville. More amenities and shopping at your finger tips, and better schools. It is also more $, but continually ranked as one of the best places to live in the country.
Taylorsville is more isolated from Louisville, and massive growth hasn't reached there....yet. I believe the county it is in is one of the fastest growing in the country (18th fastest), but that is only bc the population was so low to begin with. If you add 2 marbles to a bag of 5, its a bigger change than adding 5 marbles to a bag of 100--if that makes sense? I believe it is a bit more affordable than Crestwood but the schools just aren't as good, and it has more of a "country" flair. The town is very close knit I think, and the schools aren't bad, they are actually good, just not as good as Crestwood. As a plus, Taylorsville has a nice huge lake nearby. As a minus, shopping is very limited. I don't even think they have a Walmart. You will have to drive a good 20 minutes to closer in Louisville suburbs for that.
Shelbyville has become a Louisville exurb as well, but is probably more independent of Louisville than the other two. The growth of Louisville on US 60 has already reached the Shelby County line, and will soon merge with Simpsonville and eventually, Shelbyville, probably about 20-30 years out. Shelbyville also has a decent employment base in town, although there aren't many "white collar" jobs. It does have most of the basic chain shopping and a quaint little downtown. It also has a very high Hispanic population, around 15%. It has a couple decent restaurants, especially in the Mexican genre. Because its loacted on the interstate, the drive to Louisville is much easier than the drive from Taylorsville, where the road is not up to par. Overall, the schools are good, possibly better than Taylorsville (Spencer County).
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Taylorsville vs. Crestwood
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