Best PlacesFloyd County, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Floyd County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The averages hide a wide spread here, so the area matters as much as the address. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Floyd County ranks 639th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Floyd County
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.
The best areas in Floyd County
The parts of Floyd County, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first. Each note says how that part differs from the rest of the county.
Floyds Knobs & Greenville
Local pay stretches further, incomes run higher, and it is quieter.
Georgetown
Fewer homes sit empty, though fewer households have young kids.
New Albany
Crime runs lower, though tree cover is thinner.
Lanesville
Biking is worse and advertised internet is slower.
Scores across Floyd County run from about the 4th to the 88th percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
Floyd County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Floyd County ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 90% of counties
- TransitBetter than 88% of counties
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 87% of counties
- BikingBetter than 86% of counties
- Household income$86,644 median, better than 84% of counties
Where Floyd County ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 56 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of counties
- QuietBetter than only 4% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of counties
- Cheap childcare$959 a month, better than only 20% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 32% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Floyd County
A household needs to earn about $67,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Floyd County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $86,644, 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 Floyd County's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Floyd County
Floyd County'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 Floyd County.
Who works in Floyd County, and how
Work in Floyd County centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Floyd County
Floyd County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 83% of counties and more late-night spots per resident than 82% of counties. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Floyd County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Floyd County growing, and who is moving in?
Floyd County has grown about 8% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from the rest of the Louisville, KY metro.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Floyd County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Floyd County, month by month
Floyd County sees roughly 56 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 36° | 27° |
| April | 73° | 59° | 47° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 71° |
| October | 75° | 62° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Floyd County
The nearest airport, Louisville Muhammad Ali International, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 82 miles away.
The best schools in and around Floyd County
Schools across Floyd County average a B, better than 76% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Floyds Knobs Elementary SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Greenville Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Grant Line Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Highland Hills Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
- Nathaniel Scribner Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
- River Valley Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Floyd Central High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
- New Albany Senior High SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Jeffersonville High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Floyd County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Floyd County 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 Floyd County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Floyd County suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 90% of counties, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 14% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Floyd County
Is Floyd County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Floyd County ranks 639th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on what local pay buys, transit, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on the weather and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Floyd County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $260,182. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $86,644 median income, cost of living beats 90% of counties.
Is Floyd County safe?
Yes, Floyd County is safer than 57% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $293 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Floyd County?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 47 with lows near 27. That works out to about 56 pleasant days a year, more than 3% of counties.
What are the best neighborhoods in Floyd County?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Floyds Knobs & Greenville, Georgetown, and New Albany. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Compare Floyd County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Floyd County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Floyd County 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.
Floyd County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Floyd County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Floyd County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Floyd County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Floyd County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Floyd County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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