Best PlacesCardinal Hill-Pine Meadow, Lexington, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cardinal Hill-Pine Meadow, Lexington, 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.
Cardinal Hill-Pine Meadow, Lexington ranks 4,985th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Cardinal Hill-Pine Meadow, Lexington
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.
Cardinal Hill-Pine Meadow, Lexington's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cardinal Hill-Pine Meadow, Lexington ranks high
- Short commute15.4 minutes each way, better than 97% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$797 a month, better than 89% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 68% of neighborhoods
Where Cardinal Hill-Pine Meadow, Lexington ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 54 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Household income$36,099 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Cardinal Hill-Pine Meadow, Lexington
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cardinal Hill-Pine Meadow, Lexington home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $36,099, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Cardinal Hill-Pine Meadow, Lexington's effective rate of 0.86%, 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 Cardinal Hill-Pine Meadow, Lexington
Cardinal Hill-Pine Meadow, Lexington 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 Cardinal Hill-Pine Meadow, Lexington.
Who works in Cardinal Hill-Pine Meadow, Lexington, and how
Work in Cardinal Hill-Pine Meadow, Lexington centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in Cardinal Hill-Pine Meadow, Lexington
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Cardinal Hill-Pine Meadow, Lexington.
What the weather is like in Cardinal Hill-Pine Meadow, Lexington, month by month
Cardinal Hill-Pine Meadow, Lexington sees roughly 54 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 35° | 26° |
| April | 70° | 56° | 44° |
| July | 89° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Cardinal Hill-Pine Meadow, Lexington
The nearest airport, Blue Grass, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 70 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cardinal Hill-Pine Meadow, Lexington
Schools across Cardinal Hill-Pine Meadow, Lexington average a C+, better than 58% of neighborhoods.
Top middle schools
- Scapa At BluegrassA · 66% proficient
- Jessie M Clark Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Leestown Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Paul Laurence Dunbar High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Audrey Grevious CenterD+ · 25% proficient
- Family Care CenterD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cardinal Hill-Pine Meadow, Lexington school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cardinal Hill-Pine Meadow, Lexington 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 Cardinal Hill-Pine Meadow, Lexington against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Cardinal Hill-Pine Meadow, Lexington
Is Cardinal Hill-Pine Meadow, Lexington a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cardinal Hill-Pine Meadow, Lexington ranks 4,985th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on short commutes, quiet, and affordable childcare, and lowest on the weather and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cardinal Hill-Pine Meadow, Lexington expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $200,888. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $36,099 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Cardinal Hill-Pine Meadow, Lexington safe?
Cardinal Hill-Pine Meadow, Lexington is safer than 36% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $494 per resident a year.
Compare Cardinal Hill-Pine Meadow, Lexington with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cardinal Hill-Pine Meadow, Lexington. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cardinal Hill-Pine Meadow, Lexington 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.
Cardinal Hill-Pine Meadow, Lexington detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cardinal Hill-Pine Meadow, Lexington: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cardinal Hill-Pine Meadow, Lexington: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cardinal Hill-Pine Meadow, Lexington: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cardinal Hill-Pine Meadow, Lexington: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cardinal Hill-Pine Meadow, Lexington 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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