Best PlacesBuckeye, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Buckeye, 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.
Buckeye ranks 37,877th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Buckeye
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.
Buckeye's strengths and weaknesses
Where Buckeye ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 87% of towns
- QuietBetter than 73% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 69% of towns
Where Buckeye ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 4% of towns
- Short commute41.4 minutes each way, better than only 4% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 6% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 7% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Buckeye
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Buckeye home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,958, 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 Buckeye's effective rate of 0.39%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Buckeye
Buckeye runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Buckeye.
Who works in Buckeye, and how
Work in Buckeye centers on construction and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Buckeye
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Buckeye.
What the weather is like in Buckeye, month by month
Buckeye sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 35° | 29° |
| April | 69° | 57° | 47° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 71° | 59° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Buckeye
The nearest airport, Blue Grass, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 93 miles away.
The best schools in and around Buckeye
Schools across Buckeye average a C−, better than 20% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lancaster Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Paint Lick Elementary SchoolC− · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Farristown Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Garrard Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Madison Southern High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Garrard County High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Buckeye school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Buckeye 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 Buckeye against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Buckeye
Is Buckeye a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Buckeye ranks 37,877th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, low property taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on cell coverage and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Buckeye expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $207,800. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $70,958 median income, cost of living beats 56% of towns.
Is Buckeye safe?
Yes, Buckeye is safer than 69% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $221 per resident a year.
Compare Buckeye with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Buckeye. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Buckeye 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.
Buckeye detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Buckeye: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Buckeye: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Buckeye: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Buckeye: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Buckeye 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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