Best PlacesDabolt, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Dabolt, 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.
Dabolt ranks 48,415th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Dabolt
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.
Dabolt's strengths and weaknesses
Where Dabolt ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$487 a month, better than 93% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 70% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 69% of towns
Where Dabolt ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$21,659 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 5% of towns
- Short commute39.5 minutes each way, better than only 6% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of towns
Who lives in Dabolt
Dabolt runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Dabolt.
Who works in Dabolt, and how
Work in Dabolt centers on manufacturing and other services. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Dabolt
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Dabolt.
What the weather is like in Dabolt, month by month
Dabolt sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 36° | 26° |
| April | 72° | 57° | 43° |
| July | 88° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 74° | 59° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Dabolt
The nearest airport, Blue Grass, is about 55 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 118 miles away.
The best schools in and around Dabolt
Schools across Dabolt average a C−, better than 26% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mckee Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jackson County Middle SchoolD · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Jackson County High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Dabolt school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Dabolt 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 Dabolt against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Dabolt
Is Dabolt a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Dabolt ranks 48,415th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, tree cover, and affordable childcare, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Dabolt safe?
Dabolt is safer than 12% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $466 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Dabolt?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 47 with lows near 26. That works out to about 66 pleasant days a year, more than 18% of towns.
Compare Dabolt with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Dabolt. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Dabolt 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.
Dabolt detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Dabolt: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Dabolt: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Dabolt: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Dabolt: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Dabolt 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.
- 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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