Best PlacesGays Creek, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Gays Creek, 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.
Gays Creek ranks 48,369th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Gays Creek
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.
Gays Creek's strengths and weaknesses
Where Gays Creek ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 91% of towns
- Cheap childcare$545 a month, better than 88% of towns
- QuietBetter than 78% of towns
Where Gays Creek ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$28,021 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 3% of towns
- School gradeD−, better than only 5% of towns
Who lives in Gays Creek
Gays Creek runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Gays Creek.
Who works in Gays Creek, and how
Work in Gays Creek centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 66%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Gays Creek
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Gays Creek.
What the weather is like in Gays Creek, month by month
Gays Creek sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 36° | 27° |
| April | 72° | 58° | 46° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 73° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Gays Creek
The nearest airport, Blue Grass, is about 80 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 135 miles away.
The best schools in and around Gays Creek
Schools across Gays Creek average a D−, better than 5% of towns.
Top high schools
- Buckhorn SchoolD+ · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Gays Creek school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Gays Creek 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 Gays Creek against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Gays Creek
Is Gays Creek a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Gays Creek ranks 48,369th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, a stable housing market, and a strong job market, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Gays Creek safe?
Gays Creek is safer than 28% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $344 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Gays Creek?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 47 with lows near 27. That works out to about 74 pleasant days a year, more than 34% of towns.
Compare Gays Creek with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Gays Creek. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Gays Creek 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.
Gays Creek detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Gays Creek: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Gays Creek: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Gays Creek: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Gays Creek: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Gays Creek 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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