Best PlacesBeechmont, Louisville, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Beechmont, Louisville, 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.
Beechmont, Louisville ranks 5,387th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. The weather pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on tree cover.
The best neighborhoods in Beechmont, Louisville
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.
Beechmont, Louisville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Beechmont, Louisville ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
- Short commute21.1 minutes each way, better than 73% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 71% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$939 a month, better than 70% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 69% of neighborhoods
Where Beechmont, Louisville ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 54 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of neighborhoods
- School gradeF, better than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Household income$48,882 median, better than only 14% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Beechmont, Louisville
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Beechmont, Louisville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $48,882, 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 Beechmont, Louisville's effective rate of 0.89%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Beechmont, Louisville
Beechmont, Louisville's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Beechmont, Louisville.
Who works in Beechmont, Louisville, and how
Work in Beechmont, Louisville centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Beechmont, Louisville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Beechmont, Louisville.
What the weather is like in Beechmont, Louisville, month by month
Beechmont, Louisville sees roughly 54 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 36° | 27° |
| April | 73° | 59° | 47° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 71° |
| October | 75° | 62° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Beechmont, Louisville
The nearest airport, Louisville Muhammad Ali International, is about 2 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 84 miles away.
The best schools in and around Beechmont, Louisville
Schools across Beechmont, Louisville average an F, better than 3% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Rutherford ElementaryF · 8% proficient
- Semple ElementaryF · 6% proficient
- Hazelwood ElementaryF · 5% proficient
Top middle schools
- Frederick Law Olmsted Academy SouthF · 10% proficient
- Frederick Law Olmsted Academy NorthF · 9% proficient
Top high schools
- Iroquois HighF · 7% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Beechmont, Louisville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Beechmont, Louisville 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 Beechmont, Louisville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Beechmont, Louisville
Is Beechmont, Louisville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Beechmont, Louisville ranks 5,387th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on tree cover, short commutes, and low disaster risk, and lowest on the weather and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Beechmont, Louisville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $171,076. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $48,882 median income, cost of living beats 25% of neighborhoods.
Is Beechmont, Louisville safe?
Beechmont, Louisville is safer than 8% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $803 per resident a year.
Compare Beechmont, Louisville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Beechmont, Louisville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Beechmont, Louisville 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.
Beechmont, Louisville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Beechmont, Louisville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Beechmont, Louisville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Beechmont, Louisville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Beechmont, Louisville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Beechmont, Louisville 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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