Best PlacesHi Hat, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hi Hat, 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.
Hi Hat ranks 43,113th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hi Hat
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.
Hi Hat's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hi Hat ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Cheap childcare$545 a month, better than 88% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 84% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 82% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 79% of towns
Where Hi Hat ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 6% of towns
- Household income$45,230 median, better than only 8% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hi Hat
A household needs to earn about $19,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hi Hat home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $45,230, 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 Hi Hat's effective rate of 0.59%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Hi Hat
Hi Hat'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 Hi Hat.
Who works in Hi Hat, and how
Work in Hi Hat centers on retail trade and public administration. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 1%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in Hi Hat
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hi Hat.
What the weather is like in Hi Hat, month by month
Hi Hat sees roughly 82 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 Hi Hat
The nearest airport, Tri-Cities, is about 66 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 155 miles away.
Hi Hat 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 Hi Hat against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hi Hat
Is Hi Hat a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hi Hat ranks 43,113th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, affordable childcare, and tree cover, and lowest on education levels and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hi Hat expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $74,744. The overall cost of living runs about 24% below the national average. Set against a $45,230 median income, cost of living beats 13% of towns.
Is Hi Hat safe?
Yes, Hi Hat is safer than 55% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $257 per resident a year.
Compare Hi Hat with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hi Hat. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hi Hat 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.
Hi Hat detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hi Hat: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hi Hat: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hi Hat: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hi Hat: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hi Hat 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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