where is crescent hill, exactly?? what about lyndon? (Louisville, Frankfort: crime, buying a house)

[bekah_747]

Hello! Ive been living in Louisville for a little while now and I live in St. Matthews and really love this area. My husband and I are looking at buying a house in the St. Matthews area but when we are searching online, we keep coming up with homes in Crescent Hill/St Matthews. So..I have been trying to figure out where exactly the borders of Crescent Hill are and whats there? Also, Ive been in the Lyndon area some and it at least somes to me that is it a bit like an older, less expensive St. Matthews? If you have any info you could give me on Lyndon as well I would appreciate it. I am concerned about crime levels as well compared to St Matthews which we have been pretty happy with. Any experiences with these areas or insights on them? We love the small-town feeling of St Matthews but also being such a short drive or walk to many things, including Brown park and Target!

[censusdata]

Crescent Hill: the area in the old Louisville City Limits along Frankfort Ave. It extends from the border of the city of St Matthews west to Ewing Ave. It's northern boundary is Brownsboro Rd and it's southern border is roughly I-64

Lyndon: an independent city in Northeastern Jefferson County. It's boundaries are roughly Shelbyville Rd to the South, Hurstbourne Pky to the East, I-264 to the West, and Westport Road or Goose Creek to the North.

[louroclou]

This map is not terribly user-friendly or clear, but with a little clicking and thinking you can see St Matthews's odd boundaries - and Crescent Hills' and Lyndon's, too, if you click in those areas.

St. Matthews, Kentucky Zip Code Boundary Map (KY)

[louroclou]

We have lived in St Matthews for four years and love it. Safe, walkable, friendly, quiet, close to beautiful parks, close to great local shops and bars and restaurants, close to downtown, close to the Frankfort Ave vibe...just perfect. You know, every week I check the little zone-by-zone crime reports and ours averages about four stolen bikes, a tv, and a nuisance call a year.

[bekah_747]

Wow, thank you for the quick response! Im seeing now where the boundaries are. Can you tell me, as far as crime, lifestyle, ect what are the differences between St. Matthews, Lyndon, and Crescent Hill. As I said before, I live in St. Matthews and love it but am house shopping and wondering how these areas compare. Thank you again!

[louroclou]

According to Sperling's Best Places, St. Matthews is the safest of the three; Lyndon is second, CH the worst. CH is the densest, most varied, and, well, most interesting, especially architecturally, of the three. St Matthews is the most livable to me, but that's because I live here! Lyndon is the most suburban feeling, which is not my style. SM is a first-ring suburb now part of Metro Louisville (though it has a small government and police dept of its own - and tiny extra taxes. We pay 320 bucks a year. A bargain.) As far as lifestyle, SM was described to us once as "The place for starters and enders" - young, small families and retirees. CH is more bohemian and sometimes working class. Lyndon... well, they're near the big malls. That should tell you something. (Am I letting my prejudices show?) SM is also the wealthiest, and probably most expensive, according to this excellent site:Moderator cut: link removed, linking to competitors sites is not allowed
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[louroclou]

If you live in St Matthews, you shop at Clodhoppers or Blink, have a cone at Graeter's or Homemade Pie, pick up some groceries at Paul's or Rainbow Blossom. At night you go to Gerstle's or BBC or the Diamond or Dutch's.

If you live in Crescent Hill, you browse Charmichael's bookstore, hang out at Heine Bros Coffee, look through Margaret's, get good wine advice at the Wine Rack. At night you hang out at Maido.

If you live in Lyndon, you go to the mall. At night you go to a sports bar.


I'm having fun. I hope there's no one here from Lyndon to tell me I'm full of it!

[bekah_747]

Great! Thank you....that was exactly what I was looking for. Also...louroclou..after you mentioned the zone-by-zone crime reports I found Metrowatch tool online....what a great tool! Also, I just HAVE to add one little place to your list for St. Matthews...Plehns!

[louroclou]

Ohhhhhh....yesssss... Grab some of their totally awesome almond macaroons!!!