Best PlacesCrescent Hill, Louisville, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Crescent Hill, 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.
Crescent Hill, Louisville ranks 2,214th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Crescent Hill, 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.
Crescent Hill, Louisville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Crescent Hill, Louisville ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
Where Crescent Hill, Louisville ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 56 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 27% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 29% of neighborhoods
- School gradeC−, better than only 30% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Crescent Hill, Louisville
A household needs to earn about $112,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Crescent Hill, Louisville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $95,719, 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 Crescent Hill, Louisville's effective rate of 0.89%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Crescent Hill, Louisville
Crescent Hill, 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 Crescent Hill, Louisville.
Who works in Crescent Hill, Louisville, and how
Work in Crescent Hill, Louisville centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Crescent Hill, Louisville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Crescent Hill, Louisville.
What the weather is like in Crescent Hill, Louisville, month by month
Crescent Hill, 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 Crescent Hill, 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 Crescent Hill, Louisville
Schools across Crescent Hill, Louisville average a C−, better than 30% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Field ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
- Chenoweth ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
- St Joseph Children's HomeD− · 14% proficient
Top middle schools
- Barret Traditional MiddleB · 45% proficient
- Westport MiddleD · 23% proficient
- Highland MiddleD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Atherton HighB− · 45% proficient
- Waggener HighD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Crescent Hill, Louisville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Crescent Hill, 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 Crescent Hill, Louisville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Crescent Hill, Louisville
Is Crescent Hill, Louisville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Crescent Hill, Louisville ranks 2,214th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on health care access, an educated workforce, and civic engagement, and lowest on the weather and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Crescent Hill, Louisville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $424,298. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $95,719 median income, cost of living beats 85% of neighborhoods.
Is Crescent Hill, Louisville safe?
Crescent Hill, Louisville is safer than 44% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $445 per resident a year.
Compare Crescent Hill, Louisville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Crescent Hill, Louisville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Crescent Hill, 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.
Crescent Hill, Louisville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Crescent Hill, Louisville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Crescent Hill, Louisville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Crescent Hill, Louisville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Crescent Hill, Louisville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Crescent Hill, 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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