Best PlacesClark County, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Clark County, 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.
Clark County ranks 869th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It does not top any single list, but it lands above the national middle on transit and a strong job market. The weaker spots are the weather, noise, and taxes.
The best neighborhoods in Clark 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 Clark County
The parts of Clark 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.
Memphis, Henryville & Borden
Local pay stretches further, more households have young kids, and incomes run higher.
Charlestown
It is quieter, though biking is worse.
Sellersburg
Fewer adults hold degrees.
Clarksville
Crime runs higher and fewer residents vote.
Jeffersonville
Streets are more walkable, though prices have run up more.
Clark County shows why a single number is not enough. Some neighborhoods score in the bottom 4% of the country and others in the top 10%. Pick the area first, then the home.
Clark County's strengths and weaknesses
Clark County lands in the middle because its strengths and weaknesses roughly balance. Transit, a strong job market, and few empty homes carry most of that.
The one real hole is the weather, near the bottom of the country. Noise and taxes also cost it ground. The detail is below, and the map is where it turns into a choice of neighborhood rather than just a place.
Where Clark County ranks high
- TransitBetter than 91% of counties
- Local economyBetter than 88% of counties
- Low vacancyBetter than 87% of counties
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 86% of counties
- Cell coverageBetter than 85% of counties
Where Clark County ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 56 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of counties
- QuietBetter than only 7% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of counties
- Cheap childcare$898 a month, better than only 28% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than only 30% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Clark County
A household needs to earn about $59,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Clark County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $80,781, 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 Clark County's effective rate of 0.73%, 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 Clark County
Clark County's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Clark County.
Who works in Clark County, and how
Work in Clark County centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Clark County
Clark County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 96% of counties and more parkland per resident than 75% of counties. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Clark County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Clark County growing, and who is moving in?
Clark County has grown about 12% 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 Clark County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Clark County, month by month
Clark County 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 Clark County
The nearest airport, Louisville Muhammad Ali International, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 74 miles away.
The best schools in and around Clark County
Schools across Clark County average a C+, better than 46% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Floyds Knobs Elementary SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Greenville Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Grant Line Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Highland Hills Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
- North Oldham Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Silver Creek Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- William W Borden High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Charlestown Senior High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- New Albany Senior High SchoolB · 46% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Clark County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Clark 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 Clark County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Clark County suits
Families
Schools land around the 46th percentile and crime safety beats 68%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 82% of counties, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 12% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Clark County
Is Clark County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Clark County ranks 869th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on transit, a strong job market, and few empty homes, and lowest on the weather and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Clark County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $228,875. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $80,781 median income, cost of living beats 82% of counties.
Is Clark County safe?
Yes, Clark County is safer than 68% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $283 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Clark County?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 46 with lows near 26. That works out to about 56 pleasant days a year, more than 3% of counties.
What are the best neighborhoods in Clark County?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Memphis, Henryville & Borden, Charlestown, and Sellersburg. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Is Clark County good for families?
Schools beat 46% of counties, crime safety beats 68%, and childcare runs $898 a month.
Is Clark County good for remote workers?
Cost of living against local pay beats 82% of counties, and the fastest advertised internet here beats 74% of counties. About 12% of workers already work from home.
Compare Clark County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Clark County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Clark 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.
Clark County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Clark County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Clark County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Clark County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Clark County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Clark 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.