Best Places40383, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 40383, 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.
40383 ranks 9,496th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on fast internet, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 40383
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.
40383's strengths and weaknesses
Where 40383 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 79% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$670 a month, better than 78% of zip codes
Where 40383 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 37% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 38% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 42% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 40383
A household needs to earn about $79,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 40383 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $87,692, 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 40383's effective rate of 0.71%, 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 40383
40383 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 40383.
Who works in 40383, and how
Work in 40383 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 40383
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 40383.
What the weather is like in 40383, month by month
40383 sees roughly 102 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 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° | 46° |
| July | 86° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 70° | 59° | 49° |
Flying in and out of 40383
The nearest airport, Blue Grass, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 70 miles away.
The best schools in and around 40383
Schools across 40383 average a B−, better than 54% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Southside Elementary SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Northside Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Huntertown Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Woodford County Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- West Jessamine Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
- Kenneth D. King Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- West Jessamine High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Woodford County High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Mercer County Senior High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 40383 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
40383 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 40383 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 40383 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 80% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 14% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 65% of zip codes and health care access beats 64%.
Common questions about living in 40383
Is 40383 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 40383 ranks 9,496th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, heat safety, and what local pay buys, and lowest on car insurance costs and transit. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 40383 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $307,519. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $87,692 median income, cost of living beats 80% of zip codes.
Is 40383 safe?
40383 is safer than 53% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $276 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 40383?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 43 with lows near 27. That works out to about 102 pleasant days a year, more than 65% of zip codes.
Is 40383 good for families?
Schools beat 54% of zip codes, crime safety beats 53%, and childcare runs $670 a month.
Compare 40383 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 40383. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 40383 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.
40383 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 40383: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 40383: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 40383: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 40383: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
40383 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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