About Shelby County, KY

Take a twenty-minute drive east down interstate 64 from Louisville to Shelbyville, and you'll find a quiet escape from city life. With a perfect commuting distance from the city, this small town provides the slower pace and peace of nature that many who work in the city desire.

Other than its proximity to Louisville, Shelbyville has many other selling points that persuade home buyers to pick the quieter life. The small city has renowned horse farms, distinguished dining options, shopping, and great recreation.

As the Saddlebred Capital of the World, Shelbyville has outstanding horse farms, as well as a yearly horse show that attracts guests from all over. There are over forty Sattlebred establishments in Shelbyville, making the horses that come from this small town some of the "most famous and accomplished show horses in the country" states http://www.shelbyvilleky.com/horse-farm-tours.html This prestige has made Shelbyville's yearly horse show a great success.

For those not into horses, Shelbyville still has plenty to offer in terms of dining, shopping, and recreation. In fact, its dining accommodations attract Louisvillians for both daily dining and special events. Two of its most popular restaurants include Old Stone Inn and Claudia Sanders Dinner House. Both provide excellent dining for daily or formal occasions. Additionally, Shelbyville boasts multiple other small town dining options, including Bell House Restaurant, Maggie's Bistro, Science Hill Dining Room, Fiesta Mexicana, FireFresh Barbecue, Marimba Mexican Restaurant, Mike's Fish House, Sixth and Main Coffeehouse, Ken-Tex Bar-B-Que, McKinley's Bread Shop & Deli, Sam's Place, and Through the Looking Glass. These small town options beat the typical chain restaurants and provide a plethora of mealtime choices for residents and visitors alike.

If shopping is what you need, Shelbyville provides both fast access to Louisville malls via I-64 and its own shops to help you find what you're looking for. Shops include Antiques for You, Gardner House Antiques, Making Ends Meet fabric shop, Metzger's Country Store, Ruby Rooster Antique Mall, Shelby Horse Supply, the Country Lady, and The Keepsake Shop. Additionally, Shelbyville features a few essential chain stores such as Goody's, al-Mart, Payless Shoe Store, and more.

Too often the complaint of small town residents is that there is "nothing to do." Not so in Shelbyville. Recreational opportunities include tours, entertainment, golf, wildlife, and educational options for residents, visitors, and their families. Whether it's touring the Talon Winery, bowling at Bluegrass Bowling Center, catching a movie at Great Escape 8 theater, horseback riding at Red Orchard Park, watching a live play at Shelby County Community Theatre, or getting pampered at Magnolia's Spa and Salon, Shelbyville has plenty of options to keep residents on their feet. Plus the golf courses in Shelby County, including Shelbyville Country Club, Clear Creek Golf Course, Persimmon Ridge Golf Course, and Weissinger Hills Golf Course, provide a game to meet every level of player out there.

Shelbyville, an often overlooked home-buyer's dream, has great prices on houses for you and your family. For more information about living in Shelbyville or other Kentucky counties, please contact The Vince Carter Team.

When Elmore Just began building Persimmon Ridge, the #2 ranked golf course in Kentucky on the western edge of Shelby County, he had no idea what his dream would eventually become. Today the championship course boasts a prestigious neighborhood, a junior Olympic-sized swimming pool, two tennis courts, a playground, and a place for families in and around Louisville to plant their lives.

Unique to Persimmon Ridge are its spacious lots that successfully overlook the beautiful course without smothering it. The lots average half an acre in size, and the estate lots feature 1.1 to 5 acres of space and golf course viewing. Without sidewalks and streetlights to crowd and clutter its beauty, the neighborhood is spacious, allowing for a more natural feel.

Its newest addition, The Overlook at Persimmon Ridge, features five-acre estate lots, some of which overlook the golf course, in a beautiful separate entrance featuring a rock waterfall built from actual boulders removed from the land.

Communities like Persimmon Ridge are rare in this day and age. Neighbors greet one another by name and celebrate holidays together through a fall hayride, a visit from Santa in December, and a fireworks show in July. Owner and developer Lawren Just even cooks dinner herself for participants of a yearly steak dinner scramble, where homeowners are invited to play a round of golf before dining together at the club house.

The location of this real estate gem is perfect for families desiring the spacious feel of privacy and nature while still maintaining convenient access to city life. Its location just off the Gene Snyder is within 20 minutes of anything a family could ever need, with shopping at The Summit even closer.

With beautiful homes and breathtaking lots available for purchase, Persimmon Ridge affords many options to today's home buyer. Lots start at $95K, and homes at $350K.

For more information on Persimmon Ridge homes or other Louisville real estate options, please contact The Vince Carter Team.

For more information on this porperty click the link below

http://theelmoregroup.com/featured-listings.asp

Listed with The Elmore Group with Re/Max Associates

Thanks to the warmer weather the market is moving. Signs are going up and so are the buyer's interest. Shelby county Ky has cheaper fuel prices than all other areas near Louisville, $3.19 a gallon. That sounds so ridiculous since it was a dollar chaeper last year. Where or where does the extra money go? Buying in Simpsonville is a benefit for fuel prices if you drive slower.

Not too many people are slowing down even with the high fuel prices, has anyone else noticed this?

Adam Borders

KW East