Best PlacesAges-Brookside, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ages-Brookside, 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.
Ages-Brookside ranks 47,896th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Ages-Brookside
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.
Ages-Brookside's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ages-Brookside ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap childcare$461 a month, better than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Short commute19.5 minutes each way, better than 89% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 77% of towns
Where Ages-Brookside ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$31,179 median, better than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ages-Brookside
A household needs to earn about $21,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ages-Brookside home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $31,179, 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 Ages-Brookside's effective rate of 0.82%, 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 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Ages-Brookside
Ages-Brookside 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 Ages-Brookside.
Who works in Ages-Brookside, and how
Work in Ages-Brookside centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Ages-Brookside
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ages-Brookside.
What the weather is like in Ages-Brookside, month by month
Ages-Brookside sees roughly 86 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 37° | 30° |
| April | 70° | 57° | 47° |
| July | 86° | 75° | 67° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Ages-Brookside
The nearest airport, Tri-Cities, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 170 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ages-Brookside
Schools across Ages-Brookside average a D, better than 10% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Wallins Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Harlan County High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ages-Brookside school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ages-Brookside 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 Ages-Brookside against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ages-Brookside
Is Ages-Brookside a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ages-Brookside ranks 47,896th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, affordable childcare, and tree cover, and lowest on thin health care access and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ages-Brookside expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $81,389. The overall cost of living runs about 26% below the national average. Set against a $31,179 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Ages-Brookside safe?
Ages-Brookside is safer than 19% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $400 per resident a year.
Compare Ages-Brookside with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ages-Brookside. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ages-Brookside 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.
Ages-Brookside detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ages-Brookside: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ages-Brookside: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ages-Brookside: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ages-Brookside: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ages-Brookside 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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