Best Places40217, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 40217, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
40217 ranks 18,100th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 40217
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.
40217's strengths and weaknesses
Where 40217 ranks high
- TransitBetter than 97% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Short commute17.6 minutes each way, better than 92% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 88% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 40217 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 54 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- School gradeD, better than only 8% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 14% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 40217
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 40217 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,108, 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 40217's effective rate of 0.95%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 40217
40217 runs younger 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 40217.
Who works in 40217, and how
Work in 40217 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 40217
40217 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 79% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 90% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 40217 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 40217, month by month
40217 sees roughly 54 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 36° | 27° |
| April | 73° | 59° | 47° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 71° |
| October | 75° | 62° | 51° |
Flying in and out of 40217
The nearest airport, Louisville Muhammad Ali International, is about 3 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 82 miles away.
The best schools in and around 40217
Schools across 40217 average a D, better than 8% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Bloom ElementaryC+ · 37% proficient
- Audubon Traditional ElementaryC · 34% proficient
- Cochran ElementaryD− · 14% proficient
Top middle schools
- Noe MiddleA− · 53% proficient
- Meyzeek MiddleB+ · 52% proficient
- Highland MiddleD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Seneca HighF · 10% proficient
- Iroquois HighF · 7% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 40217 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
40217 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 40217 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 40217
Is 40217 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 40217 ranks 18,100th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on transit, walkability, and short commutes, and lowest on the weather and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 40217 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $227,813. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $69,108 median income, cost of living beats 54% of zip codes.
Is 40217 safe?
40217 is safer than 6% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $649 per resident a year.
Compare 40217 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 40217. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 40217 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.
40217 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 40217: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 40217: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 40217: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 40217: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
40217 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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