Top 20 housing 
3rd Nationally utility affordability 
Top 10 childcare costs 
Top 10 safest states 
Kentucky is one of the most affordable places to call home in the U.S. with cost of living 11.1% below the national average. From groceries, taxes and utility costs, your money goes farther in your new Kentucky home.
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From east to west or north to south, there is a one-of-a-kind wonder waiting to be explored. Visit the longest cave system in the world at Mammoth Cave National Park, the wonder of the Red River Gorge or the famous moonbow at Cumberland Falls. You can also see Kentucky’s natural beauty at our 44 state parks, where families have been making memories together for 100 years.
Take a dive into our history and culture by stopping for a visit at the Muhammad Ali Center, Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Park, Loretta Lynn's Homeplace Butcher Holler, the National Corvette Museum, the Louisville Slugger Museum, Kentucky Horse Park, Churchill Downs or Keeneland.
From our youngest learners to those ready to lead, Kentucky is making sure to invest in our future leaders. Kentucky boasts 8 public universities, 16 community and technical colleges and 18 private, non-profit colleges and universities with a pipeline of over 207,200 students. The state has also invested more than $245 million in Kentucky’s career and technical high schools across the state.
