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What's Good
- Louisville-Jefferson's violent crime rate is 37 percent lower than average, the 10th lowest in our survey, in fact.
- Louisville-Jefferson has a 20 percent lower property crime rate than average, the 9th lowest in our survey.
- Louisville-Jefferson has 35 licensed home day cares for every 1,000 children under 4 years, the 4th highest in our survey.
- Housing in Louisville-Jefferson is more affordable than most places: When comparing household incomes to home values, a key measure of affordability, Louisville-Jefferson has the 6th highest ratio in our survey.
- There are 8 licensed day care centers for every 1,000 children under 4 years. That's 31 percent more than average.
- Hospital costs here are among the lowest in our survey.
- Louisville-Jefferson has plenty of high-risk pediatricians, 84 percent more than average and the 8th highest in our survey.
Needs Improvement
- State laws do not require health insurance companies to provide or offer any fertility-related services.
- Kentucky has no provisions for dependent related tax breaks.
- 30 percent of babies in Kentucky are born via Cesarean section. That rate is 11 percent more than average, and among the highest in our survey.
- Midwifery is less widely available than most cities, with 85 percent fewer midwives than average.
- Kentucky has among the least generous family-leave and disability laws in our survey.
- Once Louisville-Jefferson mothers begin breastfeeding, they are 26 percent less likely than average to continue through 6 months. That's the 2nd lowest level of follow-through of any city in our report.
- 51 percent of Louisville-Jefferson mothers attempt breastfeeding. That's the 2nd lowest percentage of any city in our report. Moms here are 32 percent less likely than average to try breastfeeding.
- By six months of age, 80 percent of Louisville-Jefferson babies aren't being breastfed at all. That's the 2nd poorest percentage of any city in our report.
- 6.6 percent of Louisville-Jefferson mothers breastfeed their babies exclusively (meaning no solids, formula or other liquids) for 6 months or longer as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. That's among the bottom 14 percent of cities in our survey.
- Women in Louisville-Jefferson are 120 percent more likely than average to smoke during pregnancy. That's the highest rate in our survey. Nationwide, about 1 out of every 12 pregnant women smokes.
