Anchorage Ky Homes For Sale

History of Anchorage

What is now Anchorage used to be part of the Isaac Hite 1773 land grant, awarded to Jefferson County by officers in the Virginia militia for their service in the French and Indian War. This exact parcel of land is now the grounds of Central State Hospital and E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park today. Like most other Kentucky nooks, Anchorage took off with the interurban rail line completion in the early 1900s. Colorful residents like riverboat captain James W. Goslee and brewer Isaac Wolfe Bernheim left their mark on this burgeoning area. The local park system was designed by famous designer Frederick Law Olmsted, which explains why the area is so breathtaking to this day. Old estates show the area’s ties to wealth.

The Anchorage Historic District made it to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Much of the modern developments are attributed to Papa John’s Pizza founder John Schnatter, who owns six percent of Anchorage, including the city center where the restored rail station, three historic buildings, a bank, an upscale restaurant and a hiking trail have all been carefully preserved.

Neighborhood Statistics: Will You Fit In Here?

Active retirees and educated art-loving executives alike enjoy life in Anchorage, Kentucky. Almost half of the area residents work in professional occupations, with sales and service occupations taking up another 25 percent. Most people drive 15 to 30 minutes to work. Income here is higher than 83.8 percent of the other neighborhoods in America.  You can expect the median real estate price to be around $285,644 (which is higher than 97.8 percent of the neighborhoods in Kentucky). Even the average rent cost is $970, which is 99.2 percent higher than anywhere else in the state.

Attractions & Amenities: What To Do

There is much to do in Anchorage, Kentucky. Put a few rounds of golf at the tree-lined Owl Creek Country Club. Visit the Perryville Prelude, a Civil War landmark site. Indulge yourself at one of the Serenity spas. Take the kids to play mini-golf, laser-tron, arcade games or ride go-karts at the Renaissance Fun Park. Or bet on horse races at David P. Holloway Racing Inc. See the grave of former US President Zachary Taylor at this National Historic Landmark site.

What People Are Saying About Anchorage

According to the City of Anchorage website, “Anchorage thrives beneath a canopy of oak and magnolias. Here historic homes, country estates, and smaller homes sit side by side.” They add that it’s a friendly community for walking, jogging and biking amid the dogwoods, forsythias, jonquils and tulips. Citizens of young and old are actively involved in this community. Residents have a love for neighbors, schools, horses and the environment here.  In spring neighbors walk, bike, or jog past flowering dogwoods, forsythias, jonquils, and tulips. As they put it: “Anchorage is a safe harbor: a twenty-year stay is common; fifty years is not uncommon.”