Possable move to Somerset/Liberty, Ky (Louisville, Bowling Green: rental, house, job market)

[NascarRdnkAngel]

Hi everyone!
My family and I are thinking about moving to Kentucky and are looking in the area of Somerset or Liberty or just in that general area and I would like your input or information about things in that area.
We are looking to rent or rent to own a house in the country. would need it to be at least 4 bedroom/2 bath on at least 1 acre MUST allow pets(we currently have dogs,cats,chickens,rabbits,and fish and are wanting horses and other farm animals) and we would like it to have at least 1 barn and or outbuilding.
Any info/input on the schools in that area would be great we have an 8yr old that has ADHD/Bipolar
Any info/input on the job market

If anyone can anyone give me addresses for local newspapers that are online for that area that would be great as well as any other addresses that might be helpful. As of right now we can't take the time off of work to make a trip down there so any info or addresses for anything we can look up online would be awsome.

Thanks!

[InLondon]

Somerset's newspaper - Commonwealth Journal - Homepage

Somerset may not be as small as you're expecting. There is farmland, mainly several miles north of town though. Liberty is much smaller and easier to find farmland there.

[EclecticEars]

You can do better than Pulaski County (where Somerset is) and (shudder and gasp) Casey County (where Liberty is.) I feel a mullet growing as soon as I enter Casey County.

Why not look into some relatively close by counties that still have rolling hills and knobby areas and relatively low-priced acreage, such as Garrard, Marion or Laurel? At least those places are much cleaner and are closer to civilization.

[InLondon]

Originally Posted by jcm1986

You can do better than Pulaski County (where Somerset is) and (shudder and gasp) Casey County (where Liberty is.) I feel a mullet growing as soon as I enter Casey County.

Why not look into some relatively close by counties that still have rolling hills and knobby areas and relatively low-priced acreage, such as Garrard, Marion or Laurel? At least those places are much cleaner and are closer to civilization.

I'm not sure what Somerset you've been to, but it must have been a different one. It is a clean town, Hal Rogers is from Somerset and pumps tons of money into that town. Plus, all the tourism money from people going to the lake. It's as clean as any other town.

[NascarRdnkAngel]

Ok, well just a little update lol. We have decided that it dosen't have to be the Somerset/Liberty area....we would just like it to be in Kentucky and out in the country(driving dosen't bother us) and it would have to be a good school system and decent jobs.

Any one have any rental properties or know of anyone that might? I listed in my main post what we are looking for.

[kywanderer]

Please consider Hardin County - in central Kentucky. Rural areas, such as Cecilia, Stephensburg, Eastview, WhiteMills, Glendale (awesome little antique town) and Howevalley - are all wonderful rural farm areas that are close to Elizabethtown KY (it's more modern than the movie) - and people are wonderful. Beautiful farms, GREAT school systems - county school systems are awesome, city school systems are good too. Economically, Elizabethtown, Radcliff, and FortKnox are all local employment possibilities, and Louisville is less than an hour away. Check out The News Enterprise (Hardin County's largest newspaper - great source) and the Courier Journal (Louisville employment opportunities) online. River attractions at Rough River, in Grayson County, just south of Hardin. Bullitt and Nelson County are north of Hardin county, between Elizabethtown and Louisville - they have decent county schools, but Hardin county is beautiful - and so very friendly.

[scky]

I agree, Hardin County is a great place to live - Elizabethtown is a real nice town; has a lot to offer. It is just off I-65, which makes it easy to get to Louisville. Are you looking for a real

Casey County (where Liberty is located) is EXTREMELY rural - The community is home to many Amish and Mennonites. It feels as though you've stepped back in time when you are there. It's a beautiful area, property is inexpensive but it is very remote, very "country", and I would probably consider their education system to be sub-par.

I would look into the Elizabethtown, Bardstown and Bowling Green area's!

[InLondon]

Elizabethtown and Hardin Co. are nice but so is Somerset and Liberty, which is the location the op is referring to. Some people are looking for smaller communities you know.

[bw87a]

Originally Posted by InLondon

Elizabethtown and Hardin Co. are nice but so is Somerset and Liberty, which is the location the op is referring to. Some people are looking for smaller communities you know.

there are many small communities in hardin county, just like somerset and liberty. i would agree that hardin county would be a very nice choice. if i had to choose to live in a country setting somewhere in kentucky, it would be hardin county.

[censusdata]

I'm a 7th generation Casey Countian (one of my ancestors got much of Southern CC in a land grant for service in the Revolutionary War) and I think it is only a good option for someone who really wants to live in a rural area. CC has very affordable land and the state's largest Amish community, including several craft and grocery stores that people drive from Chicago and Atlanta to shop at. It's also a good distance (30 miles) to the nearest larger towns like Danville, Campbellsville, or Somerset.

For someone who wants to be closer to a city the communities outside E'town, Bowling Green, or Danville would be great choices