Best PlacesBuechel, Louisville, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Buechel, 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.
Buechel, Louisville ranks 4,714th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. The weather pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on quiet.
The best neighborhoods in Buechel, 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.
Buechel, Louisville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Buechel, Louisville ranks high
- QuietBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 74% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 70% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$939 a month, better than 70% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 67% of neighborhoods
Where Buechel, Louisville ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 56 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD, better than only 11% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Buechel, Louisville
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Buechel, Louisville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,526, 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 Buechel, Louisville's effective rate of 0.84%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Buechel, Louisville
Buechel, 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 Buechel, Louisville.
Who works in Buechel, Louisville, and how
Work in Buechel, Louisville centers on health care & social 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 88%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Buechel, Louisville
Buechel, Louisville has more parkland per resident than 95% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Buechel, Louisville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Buechel, Louisville, month by month
Buechel, 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 Buechel, 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 Buechel, Louisville
Schools across Buechel, Louisville average a D, better than 11% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Fern Creek ElementaryD · 16% proficient
- Klondike Lane ElementaryD− · 13% proficient
- Goldsmith ElementaryD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ramsey MiddleD · 21% proficient
- Newburg MiddleD · 20% proficient
- Thomas Jefferson MiddleF · 11% proficient
Top high schools
- Fern Creek HighD · 21% proficient
- Seneca HighF · 10% proficient
- Newcomer AcademyF · 1% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Buechel, Louisville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Buechel, 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 Buechel, Louisville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Buechel, Louisville
Is Buechel, Louisville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Buechel, Louisville ranks 4,714th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on quiet, cell coverage, and a stable housing market, 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 Buechel, Louisville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $200,726. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $62,526 median income, cost of living beats 47% of neighborhoods.
Is Buechel, Louisville safe?
Buechel, Louisville is safer than 19% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $642 per resident a year.
Compare Buechel, Louisville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Buechel, Louisville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Buechel, 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.
Buechel, Louisville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Buechel, Louisville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Buechel, Louisville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Buechel, Louisville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Buechel, Louisville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Buechel, 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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