Best PlacesBetsy Layne, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Betsy Layne, 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.
Betsy Layne ranks 47,474th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Betsy Layne
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.
Betsy Layne's strengths and weaknesses
Where Betsy Layne ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Cheap childcare$545 a month, better than 88% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 84% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 83% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 72% of towns
Where Betsy Layne ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Household income$39,528 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 5% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Betsy Layne
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Betsy Layne home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $39,528, 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 Betsy Layne's effective rate of 0.81%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Betsy Layne
Betsy Layne runs older 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 Betsy Layne.
Who works in Betsy Layne, and how
Work in Betsy Layne centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Betsy Layne
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Betsy Layne.
What the weather is like in Betsy Layne, month by month
Betsy Layne sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 35° | 27° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 46° |
| July | 86° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 72° | 59° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Betsy Layne
The nearest airport, Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field, is about 56 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 151 miles away.
The best schools in and around Betsy Layne
Schools across Betsy Layne average a D+, better than 23% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Betsy Layne Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Betsy Layne school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Betsy Layne 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 Betsy Layne against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Betsy Layne
Is Betsy Layne a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Betsy Layne ranks 47,474th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, affordable childcare, and walkability, and lowest on a weak job market and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Betsy Layne expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $128,001. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $39,528 median income, cost of living beats 8% of towns.
Is Betsy Layne safe?
Betsy Layne is safer than 40% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $300 per resident a year.
Compare Betsy Layne with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Betsy Layne. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Betsy Layne 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.
Betsy Layne detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Betsy Layne: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Betsy Layne: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Betsy Layne: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Betsy Layne: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Betsy Layne 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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