Best PlacesHighlands Douglass, Louisville, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Highlands Douglass, Louisville, 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.
Highlands Douglass, Louisville ranks 1,419th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Highlands Douglass, Louisville
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.
Highlands Douglass, Louisville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Highlands Douglass, Louisville ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Short commute18.2 minutes each way, better than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Highlands Douglass, Louisville ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 56 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 34% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 34% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 37% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Highlands Douglass, Louisville
A household needs to earn about $134,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Highlands Douglass, Louisville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $106,809, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Highlands Douglass, Louisville's effective rate of 1.00%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Highlands Douglass, Louisville
Highlands Douglass, Louisville runs older 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 Highlands Douglass, Louisville.
Who works in Highlands Douglass, Louisville, and how
Work in Highlands Douglass, Louisville centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Highlands Douglass, Louisville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Highlands Douglass, Louisville.
What the weather is like in Highlands Douglass, Louisville, month by month
Highlands Douglass, Louisville sees roughly 56 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 36° | 26° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 45° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Highlands Douglass, Louisville
The nearest airport, Louisville Muhammad Ali International, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 79 miles away.
The best schools in and around Highlands Douglass, Louisville
Schools across Highlands Douglass, Louisville average a C, better than 41% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Field ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
- Bloom ElementaryC+ · 37% proficient
- Hawthorne ElementaryC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Highland MiddleD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Atherton HighB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Highlands Douglass, Louisville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Highlands Douglass, Louisville 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 Highlands Douglass, Louisville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Highlands Douglass, Louisville
Is Highlands Douglass, Louisville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Highlands Douglass, Louisville ranks 1,419th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on health care access, an educated workforce, and civic engagement, and lowest on the weather and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Highlands Douglass, Louisville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $499,565. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $106,809 median income, cost of living beats 88% of neighborhoods.
Is Highlands Douglass, Louisville safe?
Highlands Douglass, Louisville is safer than 37% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $493 per resident a year.
Compare Highlands Douglass, Louisville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Highlands Douglass, Louisville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Highlands Douglass, Louisville 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.
Highlands Douglass, Louisville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Highlands Douglass, Louisville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Highlands Douglass, Louisville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Highlands Douglass, Louisville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Highlands Douglass, Louisville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Highlands Douglass, Louisville 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.
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