Best PlacesLawhorn Hill, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lawhorn Hill, 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.
Lawhorn Hill ranks 38,198th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Lawhorn Hill
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.
Lawhorn Hill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lawhorn Hill ranks high
- Cheap childcare$439 a month, better than 97% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 94% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 91% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 88% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 84% of towns
Where Lawhorn Hill ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 9% of towns
- Household income$50,630 median, better than only 13% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lawhorn Hill
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lawhorn Hill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $50,630, 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 Lawhorn Hill's effective rate of 0.53%, 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 Lawhorn Hill
Lawhorn Hill 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 Lawhorn Hill.
Who works in Lawhorn Hill, and how
Work in Lawhorn Hill centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Lawhorn Hill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lawhorn Hill.
What the weather is like in Lawhorn Hill, month by month
Lawhorn Hill sees roughly 76 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 Lawhorn Hill
The nearest airport, Blue Grass, is about 52 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 Lawhorn Hill
Schools across Lawhorn Hill average a C, better than 36% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Liberty Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Jones Park ElementaryC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Casey County Middle SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Casey County High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lawhorn Hill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lawhorn Hill 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 Lawhorn Hill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lawhorn Hill
Is Lawhorn Hill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lawhorn Hill ranks 38,198th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a strong job market, and civic engagement, and lowest on thin health care access and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lawhorn Hill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $157,660. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $50,630 median income, cost of living beats 21% of towns.
Is Lawhorn Hill safe?
Lawhorn Hill is safer than 43% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $308 per resident a year.
Compare Lawhorn Hill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lawhorn Hill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lawhorn Hill 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.
Lawhorn Hill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lawhorn Hill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lawhorn Hill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lawhorn Hill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lawhorn Hill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lawhorn Hill 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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