Best PlacesHootentown, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hootentown, 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.
Hootentown ranks 27,438th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hootentown
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.
Hootentown's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hootentown ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 95% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 92% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 79% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 77% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 74% of towns
Where Hootentown ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 10% of towns
- Short commute36.1 minutes each way, better than only 11% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 14% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 15% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hootentown
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hootentown home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,049, 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 Hootentown's effective rate of 0.71%, 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 Hootentown
Hootentown runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hootentown.
Who works in Hootentown, and how
Work in Hootentown centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Hootentown
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hootentown.
What the weather is like in Hootentown, month by month
Hootentown sees roughly 75 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 34° | 27° |
| April | 67° | 55° | 45° |
| July | 86° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Hootentown
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 78 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hootentown
Schools across Hootentown average a C−, better than 22% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Shearer Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- William G. Conkwright ElementaryD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Robert D. Campbell Jr. HighC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- George Rogers Clark High SchoolC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hootentown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hootentown 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 Hootentown against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hootentown
Is Hootentown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hootentown ranks 27,438th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cell coverage, fast internet, and civic engagement, and lowest on education levels and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hootentown expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $231,500. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $79,049 median income, cost of living beats 74% of towns.
Is Hootentown safe?
Yes, Hootentown is safer than 62% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $241 per resident a year.
Compare Hootentown with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hootentown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hootentown 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.
Hootentown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hootentown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hootentown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hootentown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hootentown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hootentown 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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