Best Places40051, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 40051, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
40051 ranks 21,370th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Cell coverage pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low crime.
The best neighborhoods in 40051
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.
40051's strengths and weaknesses
Where 40051 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 83% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 75% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$721 a month, better than 70% of zip codes
Where 40051 ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 15% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 15% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 23% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 40051
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 40051 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,482, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 40051's effective rate of 0.75%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 40051
40051's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 40051.
Who works in 40051, and how
Work in 40051 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 40051
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 40051.
What the weather is like in 40051, month by month
40051 sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 34° | 27° |
| April | 67° | 55° | 45° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 40051
The nearest airport, Louisville Muhammad Ali International, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 106 miles away.
The best schools in and around 40051
Schools across 40051 average a D+, better than 15% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lincoln Trail Elementary SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- The New Haven SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- East Hardin Middle SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Larue County Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Old Kentucky Home Middle SchoolD− · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Central Hardin High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Thomas Nelson High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Larue County High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 40051 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
40051 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 40051 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 40051
Is 40051 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 40051 ranks 21,370th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, tree cover, and heat safety, and lowest on cell coverage and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 40051 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $224,969. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $77,482 median income, cost of living beats 58% of zip codes.
Is 40051 safe?
Yes, 40051 is safer than 84% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $188 per resident a year.
Compare 40051 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 40051. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 40051 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.
40051 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 40051: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 40051: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 40051: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 40051: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
40051 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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