Best PlacesChestnutburg, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Chestnutburg, 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.
Chestnutburg ranks 48,382nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Chestnutburg
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.
Chestnutburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Chestnutburg ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$487 a month, better than 93% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 79% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 77% of towns
- QuietBetter than 69% of towns
Where Chestnutburg ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 3% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 6% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Chestnutburg
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Chestnutburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $47,148, 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 Chestnutburg's effective rate of 0.50%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Chestnutburg
Chestnutburg runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Chestnutburg.
Who works in Chestnutburg, and how
Work in Chestnutburg centers on retail trade and public administration. Unemployment runs well above the national rate.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Chestnutburg
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Chestnutburg.
What the weather is like in Chestnutburg, month by month
Chestnutburg sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 36° | 26° |
| April | 72° | 57° | 43° |
| July | 88° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 74° | 59° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Chestnutburg
The nearest airport, Blue Grass, is about 67 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 130 miles away.
The best schools in and around Chestnutburg
Schools across Chestnutburg average a D+, better than 11% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Burning Springs ElementaryD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Clay County Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Clay County High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Chestnutburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Chestnutburg 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 Chestnutburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Chestnutburg
Is Chestnutburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Chestnutburg ranks 48,382nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, affordable childcare, and fast internet, and lowest on thin health care access and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Chestnutburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $153,200. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $47,148 median income, cost of living beats 12% of towns.
Is Chestnutburg safe?
Chestnutburg is safer than 34% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $321 per resident a year.
Compare Chestnutburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Chestnutburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Chestnutburg 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.
Chestnutburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Chestnutburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Chestnutburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Chestnutburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Chestnutburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Chestnutburg 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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