Best PlacesCrofton, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Crofton, 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.
Crofton ranks 33,490th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Crofton
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.
Crofton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Crofton ranks high
- Cheap childcare$503 a month, better than 92% of towns
- BikingBetter than 86% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 82% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 81% of towns
- Short commute23.7 minutes each way, better than 70% of towns
Where Crofton ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 4% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 12% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 15% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Crofton
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Crofton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,930, 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 Crofton's effective rate of 0.46%, 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 Crofton
Crofton runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Crofton.
Who works in Crofton, and how
Work in Crofton centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Crofton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Crofton.
What the weather is like in Crofton, month by month
Crofton sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 37° | 30° |
| April | 71° | 59° | 50° |
| July | 89° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 74° | 62° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Crofton
The nearest airport, Owensboro/Daviess County Regional, is about 51 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 78 miles away.
The best schools in and around Crofton
Schools across Crofton average a C−, better than 27% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sinking Fork Elementary SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Crofton Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Christian County Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Christian County High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Crofton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Crofton 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 Crofton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Crofton
Is Crofton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Crofton ranks 33,490th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, biking, and low property taxes, and lowest on education levels and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Crofton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $151,808. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $70,930 median income, cost of living beats 57% of towns.
Is Crofton safe?
Yes, Crofton is safer than 63% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $248 per resident a year.
Compare Crofton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Crofton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Crofton 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.
Crofton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Crofton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Crofton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Crofton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Crofton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Crofton 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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