Housing in Bon Air / Hikes Point / Buechel at a glance
- Population
- about 23,005
- Housing units
- about 10,153
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $224,000Louisville: $233,900 (-4%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,120 a monthLouisville: $1,120 (0%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 65.4%Louisville: 60.7%
- Homes built before 1980
- 75.9%
- Median year built
- 1965
Bon Air / Hikes Point / Buechel has the oldest housing of Louisville's sectors with data: 75.9% of its stock predates 1980 (the top of the ranking) and a typical build date is 1965. Values of $224,000 rank fourth, 4% shy of $233,900, while rent of $1,120 matches the Louisville figure exactly. Owners hold 65.4% of households, sixth-highest. Among its neighbours, Fern Creek has $249,000 values and only 44.9% pre-1980 homes, Buechel Bank Rd / Norfolk has a 47.6% owner share, and Okolona sits at $214,000. The sector lies north-east of the centre, and it is older than each of its neighbours, with Okolona closest at 66.8%. Residents number 23,005 in 10,153 homes, and 6,341 households own while 3,357 rent. Rent matches the Louisville figure, while Fern Creek charges $1,180, Buechel Bank Rd / Norfolk $1,130 and Okolona $1,080. Okolona's owner share is 57.7% and Fern Creek's 72.8%. Buechel Bank Rd / Norfolk, the closest neighbour on age at 54.5%, was built later, around 1978.
Questions about Bon Air / Hikes Point / Buechel
What is the median home value in Bon Air / Hikes Point / Buechel, Louisville?
$224,000 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 Bon Air / Hikes Point / Buechel?
$1,120 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 Bon Air / Hikes Point / Buechel own or rent?
Most own: 65.4% 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.
Bon Air / Hikes Point / Buechel is one of the 10 most populous of 117 neighborhoods of Louisville: estimated population about 23,005 (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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