Best Places40330, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 40330, 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.
40330 ranks 19,802nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on fast internet, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 40330
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.
40330's strengths and weaknesses
Where 40330 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 75% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 67% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 65% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 64% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 63% of zip codes
Where 40330 ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- School gradeC−, better than only 21% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 74 pleasant days a year, better than only 34% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 40330
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 40330 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,889, 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 40330's effective rate of 0.76%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 40330
40330 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 40330.
Who works in 40330, and how
Work in 40330 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 40330
40330 has more parkland per resident than 95% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 40330 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 40330, month by month
40330 sees roughly 74 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 | 68° | 55° | 45° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 70° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 40330
The nearest airport, Blue Grass, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 89 miles away.
The best schools in and around 40330
Schools across 40330 average a C−, better than 21% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- North Washington Elementary SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Mercer County Intermediate SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Washington County Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Kenneth D. King Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Mercer County Senior High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Mercer CentralD+ · 25% proficient
- Washington County High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 40330 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
40330 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 40330 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 40330 suits
Families
Schools land around the 21st percentile and crime safety beats 64%.
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 11% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 40330
Is 40330 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 40330 ranks 19,802nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, low taxes, and heat safety, and lowest on health outcomes and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 40330 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $213,783. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $67,889 median income, cost of living beats 52% of zip codes.
Is 40330 safe?
Yes, 40330 is safer than 64% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $247 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 40330?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 43 with lows near 27. That works out to about 74 pleasant days a year, more than 34% of zip codes.
Is 40330 good for families?
Schools beat 21% of zip codes, crime safety beats 64%, and childcare runs $846 a month.
Compare 40330 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 40330. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 40330 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.
40330 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 40330: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 40330: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 40330: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 40330: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
40330 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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