Best PlacesKrypton, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Krypton, 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.
Krypton ranks 43,623rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Krypton
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.
Krypton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Krypton ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Cheap childcare$545 a month, better than 88% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 83% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 79% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 67% of towns
Where Krypton ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 10% of towns
- Household income$50,746 median, better than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Krypton
A household needs to earn about $17,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Krypton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $50,746, 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 Krypton's effective rate of 0.59%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Krypton
Krypton runs older than the country, 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 Krypton.
Who works in Krypton, and how
Work in Krypton centers on admin & support services and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Krypton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Krypton.
What the weather is like in Krypton, month by month
Krypton sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 47, 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 | 47° | 36° | 27° |
| April | 72° | 58° | 46° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 73° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Krypton
The nearest airport, Tri-Cities, is about 76 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 141 miles away.
The best schools in and around Krypton
Schools across Krypton average a D+, better than 16% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- East Perry County Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
- West Perry Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Edgemont ElementaryD+ · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Perry County Central High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Krypton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Krypton 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 Krypton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Krypton
Is Krypton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Krypton ranks 43,623rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, affordable childcare, and tree cover, and lowest on thin health care access and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Krypton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $67,100. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $50,746 median income, cost of living beats 21% of towns.
Is Krypton safe?
Krypton is safer than 37% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $312 per resident a year.
Compare Krypton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Krypton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Krypton 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.
Krypton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Krypton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Krypton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Krypton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Krypton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Krypton 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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