Best PlacesIrvington, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Irvington, 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.
Irvington ranks 37,282nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. The weather pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on walkability.
The best neighborhoods in Irvington
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.
Irvington's strengths and weaknesses
Where Irvington ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 89% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 78% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 77% of towns
- BikingBetter than 71% of towns
Where Irvington ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 54 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 4% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 5% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 11% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Irvington
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Irvington home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,317, 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 Irvington's effective rate of 0.44%, 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 Irvington
Irvington'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 Irvington.
Who works in Irvington, and how
Work in Irvington centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in Irvington
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Irvington.
What the weather is like in Irvington, month by month
Irvington sees roughly 54 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 70° | 57° | 44° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 73° | 59° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Irvington
The nearest airport, Louisville Muhammad Ali International, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 120 miles away.
The best schools in and around Irvington
Schools across Irvington average a C, better than 34% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Irvington Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Custer Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top middle schools
- Breckinridge County Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Stuart Pepper Middle SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Meade County High SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Breckinridge County High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Irvington school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Irvington 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 Irvington against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Irvington
Is Irvington a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Irvington ranks 37,282nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, low property taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on the weather and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Irvington expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $144,342. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $57,317 median income, cost of living beats 28% of towns.
Is Irvington safe?
Irvington is safer than 44% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $289 per resident a year.
Compare Irvington with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Irvington. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Irvington 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.
Irvington detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Irvington: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Irvington: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Irvington: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Irvington: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Irvington 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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