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California - Louisville, KY Area Guide

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Adjacent to the immediate southwest of downtown Louisville, Kentucky, the community of California includes houses and apartments for rent situated alongside commercial businesses throughout the neighborhood. Spalding University and Jefferson Community & Technical College lie within two miles east of California with easy access via West Broadway. Get outdoors for basketball, tennis, volleyball, or the playground at California Park, where you can also enjoy free Wi-Fi. Use one of the computers in the Community Center at the park to get online. Follow the locals to Dixie Chicken for casual dining and socializing. When you're in a hurry, fill up on great burgers, Philly steak and cheese subs, or wings at Chicago Steak & Lemonade. When it's time to unwind, meet your friends at the 26th Street Blues Tavern for cold drinks and cool vibes.

Rent Trends

As of April 2026, the average apartment rent in California is $535 for one bedroom, and $536 for two bedrooms. Apartment rent in California has increased by 0.8% in the past year.

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  • 0 sq ft

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  • $535/month

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  • 2 BR

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    Average Sq Ft

  • $536/month

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Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

60 / 100

Some Public Transit

Transit

40 / 100

Very Drivable

Drivability

80 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

50 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 10 Minute Walk

Groceries

80 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

60 / 100

Limited Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

30 / 100

Fair Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

50 / 100

Recreation

Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

70 / 100

Limited Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

30 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

30 / 100

Limited Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

30 / 100

Very Noisy

Quiet Score

20 / 100

Reviews of California - Louisville, KY

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2 4 Reviews

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9 years and 11 months agoNiche Review

It's becoming rather unsafe in my area and things aren't looking very good.

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Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Louisville Zoo
  • Kentucky Science Center
  • Portland Museum
  • Rauch Planetarium
  • Falls of the Ohio State Park

Airports

  • Louisville Muhammad Ali International

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.