Best PlacesClifton Heights, Louisville, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Clifton Heights, Louisville, 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.
Clifton Heights, Louisville ranks 3,679th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. The weather pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on short commutes.
The best neighborhoods in Clifton Heights, 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.
Clifton Heights, Louisville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Clifton Heights, Louisville ranks high
- Short commute19.3 minutes each way, better than 83% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 72% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$939 a month, better than 70% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 68% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 67% of neighborhoods
Where Clifton Heights, Louisville ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 56 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 25% of neighborhoods
- Household income$58,352 median, better than only 25% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Clifton Heights, Louisville
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Clifton Heights, Louisville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,352, 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 Clifton Heights, Louisville's effective rate of 1.15%, 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 Clifton Heights, Louisville
Clifton Heights, 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 Clifton Heights, Louisville.
Who works in Clifton Heights, Louisville, and how
Work in Clifton Heights, Louisville centers on retail trade 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 89%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Clifton Heights, Louisville
Clifton Heights, Louisville has more parkland per resident than 96% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Clifton Heights, Louisville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Clifton Heights, Louisville, month by month
Clifton Heights, 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 Clifton Heights, Louisville
The nearest airport, Louisville Muhammad Ali International, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 78 miles away.
The best schools in and around Clifton Heights, Louisville
Schools across Clifton Heights, Louisville average a C, better than 36% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Chenoweth ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
- Breckinridge-franklin ElementaryF · 9% proficient
Top middle schools
- Meyzeek MiddleB+ · 52% proficient
- Kammerer MiddleD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Waggener HighD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Clifton Heights, Louisville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Clifton Heights, 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 Clifton Heights, Louisville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Clifton Heights, Louisville
Is Clifton Heights, Louisville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Clifton Heights, Louisville ranks 3,679th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on short commutes, tree cover, and affordable childcare, and lowest on the weather and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Clifton Heights, Louisville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $180,490. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $58,352 median income, cost of living beats 42% of neighborhoods.
Is Clifton Heights, Louisville safe?
Clifton Heights, Louisville is safer than 53% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $405 per resident a year.
Compare Clifton Heights, Louisville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Clifton Heights, Louisville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Clifton Heights, 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.
Clifton Heights, Louisville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Clifton Heights, Louisville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Clifton Heights, Louisville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Clifton Heights, Louisville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Clifton Heights, Louisville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Clifton Heights, 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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