Best PlacesHoliday Hills, Lexington, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Holiday Hills, Lexington, 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.
Holiday Hills, Lexington ranks 4,770th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. The weather pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on affordable childcare.
The best neighborhoods in Holiday Hills, Lexington
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.
Holiday Hills, Lexington's strengths and weaknesses
Where Holiday Hills, Lexington ranks high
- Cheap childcare$797 a month, better than 89% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
- Short commute20.8 minutes each way, better than 75% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 73% of neighborhoods
Where Holiday Hills, Lexington ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 53 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Holiday Hills, Lexington
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Holiday Hills, Lexington home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $50,629; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Holiday Hills, Lexington's effective rate of 0.98%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Holiday Hills, Lexington
Holiday Hills, Lexington runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Holiday Hills, Lexington.
Who works in Holiday Hills, Lexington, and how
Work in Holiday Hills, Lexington centers on hospitality & food and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Holiday Hills, Lexington
Holiday Hills, Lexington has more parkland per resident than 87% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Holiday Hills, Lexington and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Holiday Hills, Lexington, month by month
Holiday Hills, Lexington sees roughly 53 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 Holiday Hills, Lexington
The nearest airport, Blue Grass, is about 3 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 69 miles away.
The best schools in and around Holiday Hills, Lexington
Schools across Holiday Hills, Lexington average a C+, better than 58% of neighborhoods.
Top middle schools
- Scapa At BluegrassA · 66% proficient
- Leestown Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Paul Laurence Dunbar High SchoolB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Holiday Hills, Lexington school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Holiday Hills, Lexington 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 Holiday Hills, Lexington against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Holiday Hills, Lexington
Is Holiday Hills, Lexington a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Holiday Hills, Lexington ranks 4,770th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a strong job market, and fast internet, and lowest on the weather and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Holiday Hills, Lexington expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $196,399. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $50,629 median income, cost of living beats 25% of neighborhoods.
Is Holiday Hills, Lexington safe?
Holiday Hills, Lexington is safer than 28% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $557 per resident a year.
Compare Holiday Hills, Lexington with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Holiday Hills, Lexington. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Holiday Hills, Lexington 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.
Holiday Hills, Lexington detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Holiday Hills, Lexington: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Holiday Hills, Lexington: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Holiday Hills, Lexington: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Holiday Hills, Lexington: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Holiday Hills, Lexington 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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