Best PlacesJeffersonville, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Jeffersonville, 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.
Jeffersonville ranks 1,433rd of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. The weather pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on cheap car insurance.
The best neighborhoods in Jeffersonville
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.
Jeffersonville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Jeffersonville ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 89% of cities
- Short commute20.0 minutes each way, better than 87% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than 81% of cities
- TransitBetter than 69% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than 69% of cities
Where Jeffersonville ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of cities
- Health outlookBetter than only 15% of cities
- QuietBetter than only 20% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 21% of cities
- Household income$71,467 median, better than only 24% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Jeffersonville
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Jeffersonville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,467, 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 Jeffersonville's effective rate of 0.72%, 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 Jeffersonville
Jeffersonville's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Jeffersonville.
Who works in Jeffersonville, and how
Work in Jeffersonville centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Jeffersonville
Jeffersonville has more restaurants and bars per resident than 98% of cities and more parkland per resident than 90% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Jeffersonville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Jeffersonville, month by month
Jeffersonville sees roughly 57 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 Jeffersonville
The nearest airport, Louisville Muhammad Ali International, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 76 miles away.
The best schools in and around Jeffersonville
Schools across Jeffersonville average a C, better than 29% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Utica Elementary SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Clarksville Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Clarksville Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Parkview Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- River Valley Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Jeffersonville High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Clarksville Senior High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Jeffersonville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Jeffersonville 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 Jeffersonville against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Jeffersonville suits
Common questions about living in Jeffersonville
Is Jeffersonville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Jeffersonville ranks 1,433rd of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, short commutes, and state infrastructure, and lowest on the weather and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Jeffersonville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $217,351. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $71,467 median income, cost of living beats 37% of cities.
Is Jeffersonville safe?
Jeffersonville is safer than 34% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $335 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Jeffersonville?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 46 with lows near 26. That works out to about 57 pleasant days a year, more than 2% of cities.
Is Jeffersonville good for families?
Schools beat 29% of cities, crime safety beats 34%, and childcare runs $898 a month.
Compare Jeffersonville with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Jeffersonville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Jeffersonville 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.
Jeffersonville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Jeffersonville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Jeffersonville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Jeffersonville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Jeffersonville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Jeffersonville 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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