Best Places40243, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 40243, 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.
40243 ranks 9,471st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 40243
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.
40243's strengths and weaknesses
Where 40243 ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Short commute18.7 minutes each way, better than 89% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 40243 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 55 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 32% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 40243
A household needs to earn about $88,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 40243 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $83,026; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 40243's effective rate of 0.83%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 40243
40243 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 40243.
Who works in 40243, and how
Work in 40243 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 40243
40243 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 89% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 40243 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 40243, month by month
40243 sees roughly 55 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 40243
The nearest airport, Louisville Muhammad Ali International, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 73 miles away.
The best schools in and around 40243
Schools across 40243 average a C+, better than 45% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Tully ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
- Hite ElementaryC · 32% proficient
- Middletown ElementaryC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Crosby MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Eastern HighB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 40243 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
40243 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 40243 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 40243
Is 40243 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 40243 ranks 9,471st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on health care access, an educated workforce, 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 40243 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $333,479. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $83,026 median income, cost of living beats 77% of zip codes.
Is 40243 safe?
40243 is safer than 43% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $309 per resident a year.
Compare 40243 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 40243. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 40243 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.
40243 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 40243: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 40243: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 40243: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 40243: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
40243 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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