St. Matthews
St. Matthews is the practical answer to a Louisville housing question, which is not the same as a romantic one. Mall Saint Matthews and Oxmoor anchor the commerce, the apartment stock runs deep, and Shelbyville Road moves traffic that would embarrass a smaller city. Daters land here for the inventory and the East End access, not the streetscape. Frankfort Avenue and the Highlands are short drives, which most residents make rather than walking their own blocks. Tradeoff: you get suburban convenience and chain density, and you give up the neighborhood character that makes a second date feel like a discovery.
St. Matthews by the numbers
St. Matthews runs male-heavy, about 54% men to 46% women.
Median individual income in St. Matthews is about $57,100.
Kentucky registers voters by party, and Jefferson County is about 56% Democratic to 32% Republican, with a 13% independent-and-other bloc - the Democratic anchor of a red state.
The median renter in St. Matthews pays about $1,330 a month.
About 4,400 St. Matthews residents ages 22 to 50 are single.
Local date spots
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Drake's - St. Matthews
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Mojito in Havana
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Lou Lou Food & Drink
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Steak & Bourbon
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Saints Pizza Pub & SkyBar
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The Pie Kitchen
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Lou Lou on Market
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The Capital Grille
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Black Rabbit
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Le Relais Restaurant
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Pinnamel Patisserie & Cafe
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Philly's Best Frozen Desserts
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Perso
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Farmington Historic Plantation
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Penny and Pearl's Bakeshop
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