Prairie Village, Louisville

Prairie Village is a neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky centered along Third Street Road and Stonestreet Road. [ [http://www.hometownlocator.com/DisplayCountyFeatures.cfm?FeatureType=populated%20place&SCFIPS=21111&StartRow=128|accessdate=2006-06-10 Jefferson County KY - Cities, Towns, Neighborhoods, & Subdivisions ] ]

Location

Located in Jefferson County, Prairie Village is a Series of subdivisions and farms centered on the intersection of Third Street Road, Valley Station Road, and Stone Street Road. Considered a distinct neighborhood within the larger Louisville Metro, Prairie Village offers residents an exurb lifestyle situated only miles away from the largest city in the state, Louisville. [http://www.semonin.com/Content/Content.aspx?CategoryID=338064 Semonin Realtors | Prairie Village Real Estate ] ]

Economy and real estate

The median value of Prairie Village real estate is currently around $125,000-$300,000. The average houshold income is around $69,583. The average age of homes in the area is 36 years, although this varies widely. Historic homes are intermixed with subdivided developments from the last 30 years.There are many sections of prairie village known as Prairie Hills, Prairie Village Estates, and the Original Prairie Village.

Job growth in the area is estimated at over seven percent through 2010.

Healthcare

Jewish and Saint Mary's Hospital Southwest a regional hospital and healthcare facility is located in Prairie Village. This campus also includes physicians offices and lab services. This facility also serves as an emergency care center serving the Southwest Jefferson County, Bullitt County, and Hardin County Areas.

Medical Specialties Represented on this campus include cardiologists, family practitioners, gynecologists, gastroenterologists, internal medicine physicians, oncologists, podiatrists and urologists. [http://www.nortonhealthcare.com/locations/hospitals/southwest/index.aspx] [ [http://www.jewishhospital.org/newsrelease.asp?id=856 Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s HealthCare Announces Location for New Southwest Ambulatory Care Center | News Release | Jewish Hospital & St Mary's HealthCare ] ]

Education

Two Public Schools are located in Prairie Village, Stone Street Elementary and Stuart Middle School, which the largest middle school in Jefferson County and the state of Kentucky. [http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:oGKiFZKt4zIJ:www.education.ky.gov/oaa/implement/School_Report_Card/documents/20042005/Jefferson_County/Jefferson_County_Stuart_Middle_School.doc+%22Largest+middle+school%22+stuart+ky&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us] The high schools for the area are Doss, PRP, and Valley High Schools. [http://www.jefferson.k12.ky.us]

The Campus of Jefferson Community College Southwest is also located in Prairie Village. This campus offers stand alone programs for AA degrees in varying field including nursing which utilizes the adjacent Jewish and Saint Mary's Hospital Southwest Campus. [ [http://www.jefferson.kctcs.edu/ Jefferson Community & Technical College ] ]

Religion

Prairie Village has several churches located both in its boundaries and just outside. Churches inside the neighborhood include the Community of Christ, Faith Presbyterian Church, [www.faithpresbyterianchurch.net/index2.html] and Virginia Avenue United Methodist Church. [www.churchesinlouisvillekentucky.com/] Valley View Baptist Church a megachurch is located just outside of Prairie Village as is the Valley Station Campus of Highview Baptist Church which is a multi-campus megachurch. [ [http://www.valleyviewchurch.org/aboutus/directions.html Valley View Church-About Us-Directions ] ] [ [http://www.highviewbaptist.org/index.php?view=campus&id=34 Highview Baptist Church ] ]

Baseball

Prairie Village is also home of a large Babe Ruth / Cal Ripken Program. Prairie Village Baseball has been in the neighborhood for over 40 years located behind Stonestreet Elementary School. Some of its players have gone on to play for past State Baseball Champion PRP High School's team. They offer T-Ball, Baseball, and Softball, and are co-ed. [http://www.pvbaseball.com/]

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