Best PlacesGeorgetown, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Georgetown, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Georgetown ranks 1,094th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on a strong job market, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Georgetown
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.
Georgetown's strengths and weaknesses
Where Georgetown ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 84% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 80% of cities
- Short commute21.6 minutes each way, better than 79% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than 74% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than 71% of cities
Where Georgetown ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 18% of cities
- School gradeC, better than only 28% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 72 pleasant days a year, better than only 30% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 30% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 31% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Georgetown
A household needs to earn about $74,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Georgetown home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $87,643, 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 Georgetown's effective rate of 0.65%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Georgetown
Georgetown runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Georgetown.
Who works in Georgetown, and how
Work in Georgetown centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Georgetown
Georgetown has more restaurants and bars per resident than 72% of cities and more parkland per resident than 86% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Georgetown and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Georgetown, month by month
Georgetown sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 35° | 26° |
| April | 70° | 56° | 44° |
| July | 89° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Georgetown
The nearest airport, Blue Grass, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 58 miles away.
The best schools in and around Georgetown
Schools across Georgetown average a C, better than 28% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Western Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Northern Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Garth Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Scott County Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Royal Spring Middle SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Winburn Middle SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Great Crossing High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Scott County High SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Bourbon County High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Georgetown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Georgetown 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 Georgetown against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Georgetown suits
Families
Schools land around the 28th percentile and crime safety beats 64%.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Georgetown
Is Georgetown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Georgetown ranks 1,094th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on a strong job market, low property taxes, and short commutes, and lowest on distance from a big city and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Georgetown expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $290,938. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $87,643 median income, cost of living beats 61% of cities.
Is Georgetown safe?
Yes, Georgetown is safer than 64% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $249 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Georgetown?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 46 with lows near 26. That works out to about 72 pleasant days a year, more than 30% of cities.
Is Georgetown good for families?
Schools beat 28% of cities, crime safety beats 64%, and childcare runs $921 a month.
Compare Georgetown with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Georgetown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Georgetown 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.
Georgetown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Georgetown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Georgetown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Georgetown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Georgetown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Georgetown 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.