1729 Midtown
1729 Nicholasville Rd,
Lexington, KY 40503
$1,480 - $1,800
1-2 Beds
Southern Heights
Lexington, KY
Southern Heights - Lexington, KY Area Guide
A terrific neighborhood near the University of Kentucky
Great Location
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Nightlife
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Sports
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Accessible
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College Town
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Ideal for students looking for a short commute to campus, the Southern Heights neighborhood is only a 20-minute walk and a four-minute drive to the University of Kentucky campus. If you’re a Kentucky Wildcats fan, you’ll love rentals in this area because the neighborhood is less than 10 minutes from the University of Kentucky’s sports facilities, including Kroger Field. Southern Heights is also near thriving nightlife and entertainment spots such as Marikka's Restaurant & Bier Stube, a bar offering global beers and beach volleyball. Experience and enjoy nostalgia at Malibu Jack’s where you can play arcade games, play mini-golf, and ride go-karts. Looking for outdoor adventure in Lexington’s urban jungle? Walk to over The Arboretum, State Botanical Garden of Kentucky, located right in middle of the neighborhood. Overall, Southern Heights is a perfect rental area for students and those looking for close proximity to Lexington’s biggest attractions.
Getting Around
Explore how walkable, bikeable, drivable, and transit-friendly Southern Heights - Lexington, KY is for everyday living.
Moderately Walkable
Walkability
60
/ 100
Some Public Transit
Transit
40
/ 100
Very Drivable
Drivability
80
/ 100
Very Bikeable
Bikeability
80
/ 100
Daily Essentials
Essentials are more spread out in Southern Heights - Lexington, KY, so everyday errands require more planning.
Supermarket Within a 30 Minute Walk
Groceries
20
/ 100
Fair Restaurant Variety Nearby
Restaurants
50
/ 100
Limited Café Variety Nearby
Cafes
30
/ 100
Good Variety of Shops Nearby
Shopping
60
/ 100
Recreation
Southern Heights - Lexington, KY provides green space and wellness resources in certain areas.
Very Large Amount of Park Space Nearby
Parks
80
/ 100
Fair Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby
Wellness
40
/ 100
Local Vibe
Get a sense of what it’s like to live in Southern Heights - Lexington, KY from everyday activity to noise and nightlife.
Mostly Calm Atmosphere
Vibrancy
30
/ 100
Limited Nightlife Variety Nearby
Nightlife
30
/ 100
Fairly Noisy
Quiet Score
60
/ 100
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Points of Interest
Shopping Centers
Parks and Recreation
- State Botanical Garden of Kentucky
- Explorium
- Waveland State Historic Site
- Kentucky Horse Park
- Boone Station State Historic Site
Military Bases
Airports
- Blue Grass
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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.