Best PlacesCulvertown, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Culvertown, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Culvertown ranks 29,369th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Culvertown
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.
Culvertown's strengths and weaknesses
Where Culvertown ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 96% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 80% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 74% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 72% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 70% of towns
Where Culvertown ranks low
- School gradeD+, better than only 12% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 14% of towns
- Short commute34.4 minutes each way, better than only 16% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Culvertown
A household needs to earn about $67,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Culvertown home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $73,825, 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 Culvertown's effective rate of 0.74%, 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 Culvertown
Culvertown'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 Culvertown.
Who works in Culvertown, and how
Work in Culvertown centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Culvertown
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Culvertown.
What the weather is like in Culvertown, month by month
Culvertown sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 34° | 27° |
| April | 67° | 55° | 45° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Culvertown
The nearest airport, Louisville Muhammad Ali International, is about 33 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 102 miles away.
The best schools in and around Culvertown
Schools across Culvertown average a D+, better than 12% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Boston SchoolC · 34% proficient
- The New Haven SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Foster Heights Elementary SchoolD · 16% proficient
Top middle schools
- Old Kentucky Home Middle SchoolD− · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Thomas Nelson High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Nelson County High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Culvertown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Culvertown 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 Culvertown against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Culvertown
Is Culvertown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Culvertown ranks 29,369th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, low crime, and heat safety, and lowest on the schools 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 Culvertown expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $256,616. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $73,825 median income, cost of living beats 58% of towns.
Is Culvertown safe?
Yes, Culvertown is safer than 80% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $193 per resident a year.
Compare Culvertown with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Culvertown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Culvertown 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.
Culvertown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Culvertown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Culvertown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Culvertown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Culvertown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Culvertown 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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