Housing data for Rolling Hills, KY
Rolling Hills, KY has an estimated 982 residents and 508 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a city in Jefferson County.
25.6% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $900 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 982 (±201)
- Housing units
- 508 (±131)
- Households that rent
- 25.6%
- Median gross rent
- $900
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +9.4%
What stands out in Rolling Hills
Homes built before 1980: 98.7% (±15.9 points) in Rolling Hills, higher than in Jefferson County (61.9%).
Households that rent: 25.6% (±11.0 points) in Rolling Hills, lower than in Jefferson County (37.9%).
Median gross rent: $900 (±$188) in Rolling Hills, lower than in Jefferson County ($1,149).
Housing in Rolling Hills at a glance
- Median rent: $900 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent by bedrooms: $922 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 70.4% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 25.6% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $84,375 median household income
- Home values: $275,300 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,618 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $2,425 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 17.2% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 74.2% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 98.7% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 5.9% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 78.2% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 25.7 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +9.4% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- How long people stay: 15.8% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Rolling Hills against Jefferson County, its state and the nation
| Rolling Hills | Jefferson County | Kentucky | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 982 (±201) | 783,022 (exact) | 4,534,824 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 508 (±131) | 359,710 (±216) | 2,023,116 (±474) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 25.6% (±11.0 points) | 37.9% (±0.7 points) | 31.7% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $900 (±$188) | $1,149 (±$13) | $967 (±$5) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $84,375 (±$32,736) | $69,866 (±$1,228) | $63,726 (±$429) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $275,300 (±$41,434) | $248,400 (±$2,496) | $205,600 (±$1,096) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $2,425 (±$607) | $2,136 (±$34) | $1,544 (±$10) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 98.7% (±15.9 points) | 61.9% (±1.0 points) | 47.1% (±0.4 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 25.7 minutes (±8.0) | 22.2 minutes (±0.3) | 24.0 minutes (±0.2) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 95.6% (±3.6 points) | 90.9% (±0.4 points) | 88.6% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 34.8 years (±7.4) | 38.4 years (±0.2) | 39.1 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Rolling Hills covers 0.2 square miles of land, about 5,196 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Rolling Hills has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 898 (±96) | 982 (±201) | +9.4% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 380 (±47) | 508 (±131) | +33.7% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $883 (±$124) | $900 (±$188) | +1.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $180,000 (±$6,871) | $275,300 (±$41,434) | +52.9% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $65,313 (±$16,036) | $84,375 (±$32,736) | +29.2% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,260 (±$79) | $1,618 (±$24) | +28.4% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,724 (±$132) | $2,425 (±$607) | +40.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 34.2% (±7.7 points) | 25.6% (±11.0 points) | −8.6 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 6.7% (±11.3 points) | 5.9% (±9.2 points) | −0.8 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Jefferson County
Rolling Hills has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Jefferson County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Jefferson County recorded 609 violent and 3,345 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Rolling Hills
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Vale | 0.3 mi | $1,708 | $304,300 | 12.8% |
| Meadowbrook Farm | 0.4 mi | — | $262,500 | 4.3% |
| Westwood | 0.4 mi | — | $337,800 | 1.7% |
| Langdon Place | 0.5 mi | $1,181 | $330,300 | 11.3% |
| Hickory Hill | 0.7 mi | — | $307,100 | 7.1% |
| Moorland | 0.7 mi | $1,508 | $228,200 | 31.5% |
| Murray Hill | 0.8 mi | $2,600 | $404,300 | 40.7% |
| Creekside | 0.8 mi | — | $320,300 | 1.5% |
Places in Kentucky most like Rolling Hills
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell | $743 | $211,900 | $76,182 | 17.9% |
| Fort Thomas | $1,126 | $335,000 | $104,350 | 28.8% |
| Beechwood Village | $1,411 | $343,600 | $118,333 | 19.5% |
| Bellevue | $1,265 | $206,500 | $71,166 | 29.9% |
| Shively | $899 | $154,700 | $50,221 | 38.2% |
| Audubon Park | $930 | $362,700 | $100,972 | 26.4% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Kentucky.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Rolling Hills, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $976 | $1,058 | $1,276 | $1,629 | $1,874 |
HUD income limits for Rolling Hills, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $20,800 | $34,650 | $55,450 |
| 2 people | $23,800 | $39,600 | $63,400 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $44,550 | $71,300 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $49,500 | $79,200 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $53,500 | $85,550 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $57,450 | $91,900 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $61,400 | $98,250 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $65,350 | $104,550 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $99,000.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Rolling Hills
How many renters are there in Rolling Hills?
Rolling Hills has an estimated 128 (±54) renting households, 25.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Rolling Hills?
The median household income in Rolling Hills is $84,375 (±$32,736) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Rolling Hills, KY?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $275,300 (±$41,434) for owner-occupied homes in Rolling Hills (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Rolling Hills?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Rolling Hills, KY is $1,618 (±$24) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Rolling Hills?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Rolling Hills, KY is $2,425 (±$607) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Rolling Hills?
Rolling Hills, KY has an estimated 508 (±131) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Rolling Hills growing?
In Rolling Hills, the number of residents went from 898 in 2015–2019 to 982 in 2020–2024 (+9.4%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Rolling Hills city, Kentucky
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Rolling Hills city, Kentucky
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Rolling Hills city, Kentucky
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Rolling Hills city, Kentucky
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Rolling Hills city, Kentucky
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Rolling Hills city, Kentucky
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Rolling Hills city, Kentucky
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area
- HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Rolling Hills city, Kentucky (place:66504, in state:21).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
The API needs a free key.
DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .