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Bellarmine University Louisville, KY

Offering excellence in education and a beautiful setting

Top-Ranking Private Catholic

Ranked as one of the South's top 20 universities, Bellarmine University is a private, Catholic liberal arts university located in Louisville. As a small university, Bellarmine has a much more personalized approach to education. The Tuscany-inspired campus is located on 175 hilly acres in the downtown neighborhood of Highlands. Bellarmine offers small class sizes for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12:1. Bellarmine, situated about three miles southeast of downtown, is near a variety of terrific locations. It is a few minutes east of the University of Louisville, directly north of the Louisville Mega Cavern, blocks from Kentucky Kingdom, and four miles from Churchill Downs. To be closer to shops and restaurants, look for apartments along Bardstown Road. To be within walking distance of campus, look along Richmond Drive, Norris Place, and Douglass Road.

Rent Trends

As of August 2026, the average apartment rent in Louisville, KY is $876 for a studio, $1,131 for one bedroom, $1,313 for two bedrooms, and $1,690 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Louisville has increased by 1.4% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 422 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $876/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 715 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,131/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 1,014 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,313/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,310 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,690/month

    Average Rent

Learn More About Bellarmine University

Getting Around

Fairly Walkable

Walkability

50 / 100

Limited Public Transit

Transit

20 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

100 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

50 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 15 Minute Walk

Groceries

60 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

70 / 100

Fair Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

50 / 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

Good Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

70 / 100

Fairly Noisy

Quiet Score

70 / 100

Schools

Norton Elementary School

Public

Grades K-5

727 Students

J. Graham Brown School

Public

Grades K-12

795 Students

Greathouse Shryock Traditional

Public

Grades K-5

603 Students

Engelhard Elementary School

Public

Grades K-5

274 Students

Stopher Elementary School

Public

Grades PK-5

780 Students

J. Graham Brown School

Public

Grades K-12

795 Students

Noe Middle

Public

Grades 6-8

1,347 Students

Grace M. James Academy of Excellence

Public

Grades 6-8

428 Students

Noe Middle School

Public

Grades 6-8

1,151 Students

Western Middle School

Public

Grades 6-8

652 Students

duPont Manual High School

Public

Grades 9-12

1,883 Students

J. Graham Brown School

Public

Grades K-12

795 Students

Ballard High School

Public

Grades 9-12

2,132 Students

Louisville Male High School

Public

Grades 9-12

1,683 Students

Atherton High

Public

Grades 9-12

1,461 Students

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Louisville Nature Center
  • Cherokee Park
  • Louisville Mega Cavern
  • Louisville Waterfront Park
  • Rauch Planetarium

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 June 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.