Best PlacesEast Bernstadt, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Bernstadt, 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.
East Bernstadt ranks 45,813th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in East Bernstadt
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.
East Bernstadt's strengths and weaknesses
Where East Bernstadt ranks high
- Cheap childcare$461 a month, better than 97% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 79% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 73% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 70% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 67% of towns
Where East Bernstadt ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 5% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 11% of towns
- Household income$49,570 median, better than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in East Bernstadt
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Bernstadt home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $49,570, 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 East Bernstadt's effective rate of 0.48%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in East Bernstadt
East Bernstadt'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 East Bernstadt.
Who works in East Bernstadt, and how
Work in East Bernstadt centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in East Bernstadt
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across East Bernstadt.
What the weather is like in East Bernstadt, month by month
East Bernstadt sees roughly 65 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 East Bernstadt
The nearest airport, Blue Grass, is about 62 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 130 miles away.
The best schools in and around East Bernstadt
Schools across East Bernstadt average a C+, better than 51% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hazel Green Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Colony Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- East Bernstadt Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rockcastle County Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Jackson County Middle SchoolD · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- North Laurel High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Rockcastle County High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Jackson County High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East Bernstadt school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East Bernstadt 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 East Bernstadt against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in East Bernstadt
Is East Bernstadt a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Bernstadt ranks 45,813th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, low property taxes, and heat safety, and lowest on thin health care access and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is East Bernstadt expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $137,810. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $49,570 median income, cost of living beats 13% of towns.
Is East Bernstadt safe?
East Bernstadt is safer than 44% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $290 per resident a year.
Compare East Bernstadt with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Bernstadt. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East Bernstadt 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.
East Bernstadt detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Bernstadt: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Bernstadt: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Bernstadt: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Bernstadt: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East Bernstadt 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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