Kentucky · South · 18k residents
St. Matthews, KY: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on St. Matthews: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Kentucky median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,203/wk. Kentucky's corporate income tax rate is 5%. Commercial electricity averages 11.5¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,203/wk
Corporate income tax
5%
Bachelor's degree or higher
58.7%
Commercial electricity
11.5¢/kWh
Economic momentum
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| ACS median home value | $338,000 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $140 |
| Property tax rate | 0.83% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,120/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,516/mo |
| State & local income tax | 5.45% |
| Sales tax | 6% |
| Corporate income tax | 5% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,203/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 58.7% |
| Commercial electricity | 11.5¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | — |
| Wage: Software developer | $109,010 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $81,040 |
| Wage: General manager | $79,370 |
| Wage: Customer service | $38,700 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $36,810 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $56,340 |
| Wage: Electrician | $59,720 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $29,650 |
| Cost of living index | 94 |
| Groceries index | 95 |
| Utilities | $160/mo |
| Transit pass | $50/mo |
| Gas price | $3.05/gal |
| Healthcare index | 93 |
| Childcare (per child) | $850/mo |
| Median household income | $82,412 |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3% |
| Population | 18k |
| Crime index | 45/100 |
| School rating | 5.2/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | — |
| Avg. commute | 24 min |
| Sunny days / year | 190 days |
| July high | 88°F |
| January low | 27°F |
| Annual snowfall | — |
| Home price YoY | — |
| Home price MoM | — |
| Rent YoY | — |
| Rent MoM | — |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | — |
| Building permits YoY | — |
| Ocean coast | 491 mi |
| Big lake | 100 mi |
| Mountains | 220 mi |
| Major airport | 8 mi |
| Ski resort | 75 mi |
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- Is St. Matthews a good place to run a business?
- Kentucky's corporate income tax rate is 5%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,203/wk; commercial electricity averages 11.5¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in St. Matthews, KY?
- St. Matthews indexes at 94 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,516/mo and a acs median home value of $338,000.
- How much does a house cost in St. Matthews?
- The acs median home value in St. Matthews is $338,000 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in St. Matthews?
- A two-bedroom in St. Matthews rents for about $1,516/mo.