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Forest Hills
Kentuckycity
Forest Hills
Total population
387
Median home value
$250,800
Bachelor's+
Median income
$68,438
Founded
1959
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Forest Hills is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. It was formally incorporated by the state assembly in 1959. As of the 2020 census, Forest Hills had a population of 438.
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Geography
Forest Hills is located in eastern Jefferson County at (38.213169, -85.582062). It is bordered to the northwest by Hurstbourne Acres and on all other sides by Jeffersontown. Interstate 64 passes just north of the city border, with access from Exit 15 (Hurstbourne Parkway). I-64 leads west to downtown Louisville and east to Frankfort. According to the United States Census Bureau, Forest Hills has a total area of , all land.
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Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Current forecast
Forecast for Forest Hills, KY from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Marion C. Moore SchoolHigh · Louisville · 2,320 students · 18.3:1 ratio
- Eastern HighHigh · Middletown · 2,036 students · 18.2:1 ratio
- Pathfinder School of InnovationOther · Louisville · 2,030 students · 28.2:1 ratio
- Ballard HighHigh · Louisville · 2,014 students · 18.6:1 ratio
- Louisville Male HighHigh · Louisville · 1,991 students · 21.2:1 ratio
- duPont Manual HighHigh · Louisville · 1,929 students · 18.2:1 ratio
- Fern Creek HighHigh · Louisville · 1,688 students · 15.6:1 ratio
- Atherton HighHigh · Louisville · 1,461 students · 18.3:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Kentucky
- Hurstbourne Acres0.4 mi away
- Jeffersontown1.2 mi away · pop. 28,474
- Houston Acres1.6 mi away
- Hurstbourne1.6 mi away
- Blue Ridge Manor2.2 mi away
- Douglass Hills2.2 mi away · pop. 5,474
- Sycamore2.5 mi away
- Meadowview Estates2.8 mi away
- Lyndon3.2 mi away · pop. 11,030
- Beechwood Village3.6 mi away · pop. 1,292
- Norbourne Estates3.9 mi away
- Moorland3.9 mi away · pop. 479
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Forest Hills




Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Hurricane IsaiasSevere Storms · 2026-10-11 · 100 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET