Best PlacesElmburg, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Elmburg, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Elmburg ranks 19,215th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Elmburg
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.
Elmburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Elmburg ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 96% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 89% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 86% of towns
- Household income$98,483 median, better than 84% of towns
- QuietBetter than 76% of towns
Where Elmburg ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 52 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of towns
- Short commute37.2 minutes each way, better than only 9% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 9% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 16% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Elmburg
A household needs to earn about $92,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Elmburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $98,483, 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 Elmburg's effective rate of 0.63%, 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 Elmburg
Elmburg runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Elmburg.
Who works in Elmburg, and how
Work in Elmburg centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 28%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Elmburg
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Elmburg.
What the weather is like in Elmburg, month by month
Elmburg sees roughly 52 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 35° | 25° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 44° |
| July | 89° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 74° | 59° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Elmburg
The nearest airport, Blue Grass, is about 33 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 54 miles away.
The best schools in and around Elmburg
Schools across Elmburg average a C−, better than 18% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Wright ElementaryC− · 26% proficient
Top middle schools
- Shelby County East Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Shelby County High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Elmburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Elmburg 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 Elmburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Elmburg
Is Elmburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Elmburg ranks 19,215th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, an educated workforce, and low crime, and lowest on the weather and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Elmburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $361,300. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $98,483 median income, cost of living beats 75% of towns.
Is Elmburg safe?
Yes, Elmburg is safer than 86% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $177 per resident a year.
Compare Elmburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Elmburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Elmburg 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.
Elmburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Elmburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Elmburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Elmburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Elmburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Elmburg 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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