Housing in Auburndale / New Cut at a glance
- Population
- about 16,108
- Housing units
- about 6,535
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $179,000Louisville: $233,900 (-24%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,070 a monthLouisville: $1,120 (-4%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 58.2%Louisville: 60.7%
- Homes built before 1980
- 67.3%
- Median year built
- 1970
Auburndale / New Cut, west of the centre of Louisville, combines older housing with lower values: 67.3% of homes predate 1980, second-highest of ten, the typical home dates to 1970, and homes are valued at $179,000, 24% below $233,900 in Louisville overall. Neighbours range from Fairdale at $162,000 to Parkwood / Waverly at $243,000, with Okolona in between at $214,000. Rent is $1,070, ninth-highest of ten and 4% shy of the $1,120 across Louisville. Owners hold 58.2% of households, eighth-highest, against 65.1% in Parkwood / Waverly and 57.7% in Okolona. Rent here is also lower than in Fairdale ($1,180) and Okolona ($1,080), though Parkwood / Waverly, at $1,030, is lower still. The sector is home to 16,108 residents in 6,535 homes, and 3,650 households own while 2,619 rent. Pre-1980 shares of 61.2% in Parkwood / Waverly, 63% in Fairdale and 66.8% in Okolona are all lower than here. Fairdale's owner share is 67.8%, higher still. Value ranks eighth of ten. Okolona's typical home dates to 1973.
Questions about Auburndale / New Cut
What is the median home value in Auburndale / New Cut, Louisville?
$179,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $233,900 for Louisville as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in Auburndale / New Cut?
$1,070 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $1,120 in Louisville (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in Auburndale / New Cut own or rent?
Most own: 58.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 60.7% in Louisville (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 5 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city.
Auburndale / New Cut is one of the 10 most populous of 117 neighborhoods of Louisville: estimated population about 16,108 (Payotte estimate: Census ACS 2020-2024 populations of the census tracts whose internal point lies inside the boundary; boundaries from Louisville Metro Government GIS, Louisville Neighborhoods, consulted 2026-11-02).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for Louisville as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
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Payotte lists one professional per trade in Auburndale / New Cut. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
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