Best PlacesBlairs Mill, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Blairs Mill, 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.
Blairs Mill ranks 46,029th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Blairs Mill
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.
Blairs Mill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Blairs Mill ranks high
- Short commute17.8 minutes each way, better than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$545 a month, better than 88% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 81% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 79% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 67% of towns
Where Blairs Mill ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of towns
- Household income$45,199 median, better than only 8% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 9% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Blairs Mill
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Blairs Mill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $45,199, 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 Blairs Mill's effective rate of 0.63%, 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 Blairs Mill
Blairs Mill's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Blairs Mill.
Who works in Blairs Mill, and how
Work in Blairs Mill centers on public administration and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Blairs Mill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Blairs Mill.
What the weather is like in Blairs Mill, month by month
Blairs Mill sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 47, 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 | 47° | 36° | 27° |
| April | 72° | 58° | 46° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 73° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Blairs Mill
The nearest airport, Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field, is about 50 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 109 miles away.
The best schools in and around Blairs Mill
Schools across Blairs Mill average a D+, better than 12% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Morgan Central Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
- Wrigley Elementary SchoolD · 19% proficient
Top middle schools
- Morgan County Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Morgan County High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Blairs Mill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Blairs Mill 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 Blairs Mill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Blairs Mill
Is Blairs Mill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Blairs Mill ranks 46,029th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, affordable childcare, and clean air, and lowest on thin health care access and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Blairs Mill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $166,530. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $45,199 median income, cost of living beats 9% of towns.
Is Blairs Mill safe?
Blairs Mill is safer than 28% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $352 per resident a year.
Compare Blairs Mill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Blairs Mill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Blairs Mill 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.
Blairs Mill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Blairs Mill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Blairs Mill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Blairs Mill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Blairs Mill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Blairs Mill 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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