The schools in the area are excellent. The Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) is the 26th largest school district in the United States. More than 95,000 students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12. JCPS students attend one of 86 elementary schools, 23 middle schools, 20 high schools or 23 other learning centers. The District's average student-teacher ratio is an excellent 18 to 1. The district is a leader in technology. More than 17,000 computers are in JCPS classrooms, labs, and libraries, bringing the student-computer ratio to 5.3 to 1.

The commitment to education has netted the district's numerous advantages including 193 National Merit Semifinalists since 2000, the most in the region. More than $55 million in college scholarships was awarded to the Class of 2001 and the district posted a 97.5 percent graduate success rate (from high school to college or employment). Students SAT composite score of 1,075 is 50 points above the national composite score.

Local institutions of higher learning include Bellarmine College, Spalding University, University of Louisville and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Residents of the city take part in numerous community events each year. The Middletown Milestone Festival features a free weekend of entertainment and activities for everyone in the community and draws more than 60,000 attendees. The city’s Official Kentucky Derby festival event, “Derby Dancin'!” is a premier national dance team competition held the week prior to the first leg of the Triple Crown race.

Recreational opportunities abound with numerous local parks and recreational centers. The nearby Ohio River offers a myriad of water-related activities. There are numerous championship golf courses located in the area as well.

Middletown is a place of the past and the future. The community was established around 1784 and the post office, since closed, opened in 1806. It was an incorporated city from 1797 until 1962. It is believed that Middletown was named for its location between Louisville and Shelbyville. Those making the nearly 40 mile trip between the two cites in the late 1800s found the city a natural stop. Because of the location, tourist homes and cabins were a profitable business.

Today, the downtown area is home to a variety of historic buildings and antique stores. The Middletown Inn was built with logs around 1800. An addition was added on to the house in 1804. It has a stairway with 15 steps that symbolizes Kentucky as the 15th state. The Inn was open until 1920. The tavern was forced to close in 1890 because of an anti-drinking crusade led by a minister and doctor.

Arterburn Village, named for its early owners, James H. Arterburn and Isaac H. Arterburn, was built of vertical logs in 1837. It is the only known vertical log home in existence in Kentucky. The home remained in the Arterburn family until the 1940s, passing on at that time to the Wright family, who lived in the home until 2001. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Homes. Today, Arterburn Village is home to antique and boutique shops, a coffee shop, tearoom, art gallery, Christmas shop and a garden shop.

The Head House is a three-story stone building with two-foot thick walls made from hand cut stone from the rock-ribbed hills. The stones, now yellow and mellow with age, vary in size from that of a brick to a large door panel. There are nine great rooms and the immense entrance hall that reaches to the back along the west side, making the wide entrance with it's double doors and arch transom, asymmetrical with respect to the front wall. The stairway rises from the northwest corner of the hall and two flights with a landing across the width of the room. There are several trappings including an old brick servant house, framed chicken house, old doctors office, log cabin and livery stable.

This area has a lot to offer the new homebuyer with great schools and great shopping. Hurstbourne Lane offers a wide variety of restaurants. Close to the major highways of the city, residents have easy access to downtown. Recreational opportunities abound with numerous local parks and recreational centers. The nearby Ohio River offers a myriad of water-related activities. There are numerous championship golf courses located in the area as well.

Louisville has many attractions. The largest one is the world's most famous horse race, the Kentucky Derby. Louisville is home to the famous Kentucky Fried Chicken and the Louisville Slugger Baseball bats and museum. Because 60% of the United States is within 600 miles of Louisville, it makes an ideal headquarters for many companies. There are many activities for the whole family to enjoy. Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom, The new Waterfront Park, one of the largest state fairs in the country and a multitude of parks, lakes and forests to enjoy around the surrounding area.