WYLT Neighborhood Rankings · 2026
Best Neighborhoods
in Kentucky
Ranked by safety, schools, walkability, and value. Every verdict is based on real data — no sponsored rankings, no fluff.
#1 Pick in Kentucky
Nicholasville, Nicholasville is the top-rated neighborhood in Kentucky — rated "Good for now."
Top 23 Neighborhoods in Kentucky
Nicholasville
Good for nowNicholasville, KY
Price
$226K
Walk
26/100
Schools
6.7/10
Louisville
Good for nowLouisville, KY
Price
$334K
Walk
51/100
Schools
6.6/10
Erlanger
Good for nowErlanger, KY
Price
$162K
Walk
14/100
Schools
7.2/10
Louisville
Good for nowLouisville, KY
Price
$232K
Walk
43/100
Schools
6.4/10
Ashland
Good for nowAshland, KY
Price
$115K
Walk
35/100
Schools
6.4/10
Richmond
Good for nowRichmond, KY
Price
$215K
Walk
19/100
Schools
6.5/10
Owensboro
Good for nowOwensboro, KY
Price
$168K
Walk
24/100
Schools
6.2/10
Florence
Good for nowFlorence, KY
Price
$192K
Walk
6/100
Schools
7.3/10
Louisville
Good for nowLouisville, KY
Price
$386K
Walk
12/100
Schools
6.4/10
Murray
Good for nowMurray, KY
Price
$178K
Walk
4/100
Schools
6.9/10
Bowling Green
Good for nowBowling Green, KY
Price
$170K
Schools
6.8/10
Elizabethtown
Good for nowElizabethtown, KY
Price
$215K
Walk
3/100
Schools
6.9/10
Paducah
Good for nowPaducah, KY
Price
$204K
Schools
7.1/10
Georgetown
Good for nowGeorgetown, KY
Price
$240K
Walk
8/100
Schools
5.9/10
Frankfort
Good for nowFrankfort, KY
Price
$185K
Schools
6.1/10
Madisonville
Think twiceMadisonville, KY
Price
$143K
Walk
15/100
Schools
7/10
Louisville
Think twiceLouisville, KY
Price
$289K
Walk
40/100
Schools
6.7/10
Henderson
Think twiceHenderson, KY
Price
$150K
Walk
2/100
Schools
7.1/10
Radcliff
Think twiceRadcliff, KY
Price
$150K
Walk
3/100
Schools
7/10
Covington
Think twiceCovington, KY
Price
$245K
Walk
4/100
Schools
6.6/10
Hopkinsville
Think twiceHopkinsville, KY
Price
$140K
Schools
7.1/10
Lexington
Think twiceLexington, KY
Price
$347K
Schools
6.5/10
Jeffersontown
Think twiceJeffersontown, KY
Price
$259K
Schools
6.4/10
How we rank neighborhoods in Kentucky
Every neighborhood on this list was evaluated using real data across four dimensions: safety (violent and property crime risk), schools (rating out of 10), walkability (Walk Score out of 100), and home prices relative to the Kentucky average. Our scoring model weighs each factor equally and assigns one of four plain-English verdicts — from "Settle here" (our highest rating) to "Hard pass" — so you know exactly where each place stands without having to decode letter grades.
Rankings are updated as new reports are generated. All data is sourced from public records, national databases, and our AI-assisted analysis. Click any neighborhood to read its full report.