Best PlacesJumbo, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Jumbo, 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.
Jumbo ranks 45,436th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Jumbo
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.
Jumbo's strengths and weaknesses
Where Jumbo ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 96% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 73% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 67% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 66% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 64% of towns
Where Jumbo ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 5% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 8% of towns
- Short commute36.7 minutes each way, better than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Jumbo
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Jumbo home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,539, 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 Jumbo's effective rate of 0.73%, 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 Jumbo
Jumbo runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Jumbo.
Who works in Jumbo, and how
Work in Jumbo centers on retail trade and utilities. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Jumbo
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Jumbo.
What the weather is like in Jumbo, month by month
Jumbo sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 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 | 68° | 55° | 45° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 70° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Jumbo
The nearest airport, Blue Grass, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 110 miles away.
The best schools in and around Jumbo
Schools across Jumbo average a C−, better than 18% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hustonville Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Highland Elementary SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lincoln County Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Lincoln County High SchoolC− · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Jumbo school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Jumbo 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 Jumbo against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Jumbo
Is Jumbo a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Jumbo ranks 45,436th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, low disaster risk, and low taxes, and lowest on biking and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Jumbo expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $155,760. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $57,539 median income, cost of living beats 23% of towns.
Is Jumbo safe?
Yes, Jumbo is safer than 64% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $236 per resident a year.
Compare Jumbo with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Jumbo. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Jumbo 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.
Jumbo detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Jumbo: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Jumbo: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Jumbo: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Jumbo: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Jumbo 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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