Best PlacesBullitt County, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Bullitt County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The averages hide a wide spread here, so the area matters as much as the address. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Bullitt County ranks 1,565th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Bullitt County
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.
The best areas in Bullitt County
The parts of Bullitt County, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first. Each note says how that part differs from the rest of the county.
Mount Washington
Local pay stretches further, incomes run higher, and more residents vote.
Taylorsville
It is quieter and more households have young kids.
Hillview & Pioneer Village
Tree cover is thinner and fewer adults hold degrees.
Brooks
Shepherdsville & Lebanon Junction
Homes cost less, though health care is harder to reach.
Scores across Bullitt County run from about the 4th to the 78th percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
Bullitt County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bullitt County ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of counties
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 86% of counties
- Household income$85,672 median, better than 83% of counties
- Local economyBetter than 75% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than 73% of counties
Where Bullitt County ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 56 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of counties
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 12% of counties
- Short commute28.7 minutes each way, better than only 21% of counties
- School gradeC−, better than only 24% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than only 26% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Bullitt County
A household needs to earn about $68,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bullitt County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $85,672, 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 Bullitt County's effective rate of 0.83%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Bullitt County
Bullitt County runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Bullitt County.
Who works in Bullitt County, and how
Work in Bullitt County centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Bullitt County
Bullitt County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties. That concentrates in some parts of Bullitt County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Bullitt County growing, and who is moving in?
Bullitt County has grown about 10% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from the rest of the Louisville, KY metro.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Bullitt County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Bullitt County, month by month
Bullitt County sees roughly 56 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 36° | 27° |
| April | 73° | 59° | 47° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 71° |
| October | 75° | 62° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Bullitt County
The nearest airport, Louisville Muhammad Ali International, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 89 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bullitt County
Schools across Bullitt County average a C−, better than 24% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Pleasant Grove Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Freedom Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Mt. Washington ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Eastside Middle SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Hebron Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Bernheim Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- South Central Jr & Sr High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- North Hardin High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Bullitt East High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bullitt County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bullitt County 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 Bullitt County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Bullitt County suits
Families
Schools land around the 24th percentile and crime safety beats 64%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 86% of counties and 11% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Bullitt County
Is Bullitt County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bullitt County ranks 1,565th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on few empty homes, what local pay buys, and high incomes, and lowest on the weather and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bullitt County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $260,872. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $85,672 median income, cost of living beats 86% of counties.
Is Bullitt County safe?
Yes, Bullitt County is safer than 64% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $278 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Bullitt County?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 47 with lows near 27. That works out to about 56 pleasant days a year, more than 3% of counties.
What are the best neighborhoods in Bullitt County?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Mount Washington, Taylorsville, and Hillview & Pioneer Village. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Compare Bullitt County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bullitt County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bullitt County 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.
Bullitt County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bullitt County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bullitt County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bullitt County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bullitt County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bullitt County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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