Best PlacesHatton, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hatton, 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.
Hatton ranks 31,354th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. The weather pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on civic engagement.
The best neighborhoods in Hatton
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.
Hatton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hatton ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 87% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 86% of towns
- Cheap childcare$639 a month, better than 74% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 69% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 68% of towns
Where Hatton ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 52 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 9% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 11% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hatton
A household needs to earn about $76,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hatton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,355, 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 Hatton's effective rate of 0.67%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Hatton
Hatton runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hatton.
Who works in Hatton, and how
Work in Hatton centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Hatton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hatton.
What the weather is like in Hatton, month by month
Hatton 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 Hatton
The nearest airport, Blue Grass, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 60 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hatton
Schools across Hatton average a C−, better than 23% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Heritage ElementaryC+ · 37% proficient
- Westridge ElementaryC− · 27% proficient
- Wright ElementaryC− · 26% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bondurant Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Shelby County East Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Western Hills High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Shelby County High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hatton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hatton 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 Hatton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hatton
Is Hatton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hatton ranks 31,354th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, few empty homes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on the weather and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hatton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $295,469. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $79,355 median income, cost of living beats 55% of towns.
Is Hatton safe?
Hatton is safer than 53% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $269 per resident a year.
Compare Hatton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hatton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hatton 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.
Hatton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hatton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hatton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hatton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hatton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hatton 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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