Best Places40025, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 40025, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
40025 ranks 2,753rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on an educated workforce by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 40025
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
40025's strengths and weaknesses
Where 40025 ranks high
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Household income$250,001 median, better than 99% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of zip codes
Where 40025 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 56 pleasant days a year, better than only 4% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 40025
A household needs to earn about $301,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 40025 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $250,001, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 40025's effective rate of 0.88%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 40025
40025 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 40025.
Who works in 40025, and how
Work in 40025 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 40025
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 40025.
What the weather is like in 40025, month by month
40025 sees roughly 56 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 36° | 26° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 45° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 40025
The nearest airport, Louisville Muhammad Ali International, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 74 miles away.
The best schools in and around 40025
Schools across 40025 average a C+, better than 46% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Dunn ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kammerer MiddleD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Ballard HighB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 40025 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
40025 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 40025 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 40025
Is 40025 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 40025 ranks 2,753rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on an educated workforce, what local pay buys, and high incomes, and lowest on noise and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 40025 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,141,400. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $250,001 median income, cost of living beats 100% of zip codes.
Is 40025 safe?
Yes, 40025 is safer than 68% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $232 per resident a year.
Compare 40025 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 40025. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 40025 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
40025 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 40025: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 40025: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 40025: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 40025: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
40025 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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