Best PlacesGalveston, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Galveston, 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.
Galveston ranks 47,086th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Galveston
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.
Galveston's strengths and weaknesses
Where Galveston ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 88% of towns
Where Galveston ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$43,164 median, better than only 3% of towns
Who lives in Galveston
Galveston runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Galveston.
Who works in Galveston, and how
Work in Galveston centers on manufacturing and wholesale trade. Unemployment is low.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Galveston
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Galveston.
What the weather is like in Galveston, month by month
Galveston sees roughly 84 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 35° | 27° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 46° |
| July | 86° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 72° | 59° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Galveston
The nearest airport, Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field, is about 63 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 156 miles away.
Galveston 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 Galveston against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Galveston
Is Galveston a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Galveston ranks 47,086th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, a stable housing market, and few empty homes, and lowest on thin health care access and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Galveston safe?
Yes, Galveston is safer than 57% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $252 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Galveston?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 46 with lows near 27. That works out to about 84 pleasant days a year, more than 52% of towns.
Compare Galveston with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Galveston. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Galveston 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.
Galveston detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Galveston: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Galveston: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Galveston: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Galveston: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Galveston 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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