Best Places40434, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 40434, 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.
40434 ranks 31,337th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 40434
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.
40434's strengths and weaknesses
Where 40434 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$487 a month, better than 95% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 92% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 76% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 75% of zip codes
Where 40434 ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Household income$21,659 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Short commute39.5 minutes each way, better than only 4% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 5% of zip codes
Who lives in 40434
40434 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 40434.
Who works in 40434, and how
Work in 40434 centers on manufacturing and other services. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in 40434
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 40434.
What the weather is like in 40434, month by month
40434 sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 36° | 26° |
| April | 72° | 57° | 43° |
| July | 88° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 74° | 59° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 40434
The nearest airport, Blue Grass, is about 58 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 121 miles away.
The best schools in and around 40434
Schools across 40434 average a C−, better than 25% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Tyner Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jackson County Middle SchoolD · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Jackson County High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 40434 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
40434 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 40434 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 40434
Is 40434 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 40434 ranks 31,337th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, affordable childcare, and walkability, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 40434 safe?
40434 is safer than 15% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $466 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 40434?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 47 with lows near 26. That works out to about 65 pleasant days a year, more than 16% of zip codes.
Compare 40434 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 40434. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 40434 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.
40434 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 40434: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 40434: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 40434: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 40434: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
40434 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.
- 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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