Best PlacesCounts Crossroads, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Counts Crossroads, 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.
Counts Crossroads ranks 30,507th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Counts Crossroads
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.
Counts Crossroads' strengths and weaknesses
Where Counts Crossroads ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 88% of towns
- Cheap childcare$545 a month, better than 88% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 78% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 76% of towns
Where Counts Crossroads ranks low
- Short commute39.9 minutes each way, better than only 5% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 9% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 12% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Counts Crossroads
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Counts Crossroads home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $82,987, 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 Counts Crossroads' effective rate of 0.33%, 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 Counts Crossroads
Counts Crossroads'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 Counts Crossroads.
Who works in Counts Crossroads, and how
Work in Counts Crossroads centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Counts Crossroads
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Counts Crossroads.
What the weather is like in Counts Crossroads, month by month
Counts Crossroads sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 70° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 89° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 73° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Counts Crossroads
The nearest airport, Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 97 miles away.
The best schools in and around Counts Crossroads
Schools across Counts Crossroads average a C−, better than 23% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Olive Hill Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top middle schools
- West Carter Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- West Carter County High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Counts Crossroads school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Counts Crossroads 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 Counts Crossroads against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Counts Crossroads
Is Counts Crossroads a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Counts Crossroads ranks 30,507th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, tree cover, and affordable childcare, and lowest on long commutes 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 Counts Crossroads expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $167,244. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $82,987 median income, cost of living beats 78% of towns.
Is Counts Crossroads safe?
Yes, Counts Crossroads is safer than 70% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $222 per resident a year.
Compare Counts Crossroads with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Counts Crossroads. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Counts Crossroads 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.
Counts Crossroads detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Counts Crossroads: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Counts Crossroads: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Counts Crossroads: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Counts Crossroads: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Counts Crossroads 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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