Best PlacesBon Air, Louisville, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bon Air, Louisville, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Bon Air, Louisville ranks 3,844th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. The weather pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on a stable housing market.
The best neighborhoods in Bon Air, 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.
Bon Air, Louisville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bon Air, Louisville ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$939 a month, better than 70% of neighborhoods
- Short commute21.5 minutes each way, better than 70% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 70% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 69% of neighborhoods
Where Bon Air, Louisville ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 56 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD−, better than only 6% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 24% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Bon Air, Louisville
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bon Air, Louisville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $80,804, 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 Bon Air, Louisville's effective rate of 0.85%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Bon Air, Louisville
Bon Air, Louisville 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 Bon Air, Louisville.
Who works in Bon Air, Louisville, and how
Work in Bon Air, Louisville centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Bon Air, Louisville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bon Air, Louisville.
What the weather is like in Bon Air, Louisville, month by month
Bon Air, Louisville sees roughly 56 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 36° | 26° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 45° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Bon Air, Louisville
The nearest airport, Louisville Muhammad Ali International, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 79 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bon Air, Louisville
Schools across Bon Air, Louisville average a D−, better than 6% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Klondike Lane ElementaryD− · 13% proficient
- Goldsmith ElementaryD− · 13% proficient
- Price ElementaryF · 8% proficient
Top middle schools
- Thomas Jefferson MiddleF · 11% proficient
Top high schools
- Boys & Girls HavenD+ · 25% proficient
- Seneca HighF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bon Air, Louisville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bon Air, 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 Bon Air, Louisville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Bon Air, Louisville
Is Bon Air, Louisville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bon Air, Louisville ranks 3,844th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a stable housing market, affordable childcare, and short commutes, 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 Bon Air, Louisville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $210,805. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $80,804 median income, cost of living beats 69% of neighborhoods.
Is Bon Air, Louisville safe?
Bon Air, Louisville is safer than 32% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $527 per resident a year.
Compare Bon Air, Louisville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bon Air, Louisville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bon Air, 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.
Bon Air, Louisville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bon Air, Louisville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bon Air, Louisville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bon Air, Louisville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bon Air, Louisville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bon Air, 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.
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