Best PlacesLitsey, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Litsey, 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.
Litsey ranks 40,782nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Litsey
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.
Litsey's strengths and weaknesses
Where Litsey ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 95% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 80% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 79% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 67% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 62% of towns
Where Litsey ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Household income$46,228 median, better than only 8% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 9% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 10% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Litsey
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Litsey home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $46,228; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Litsey's effective rate of 0.47%, 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 Litsey
Litsey runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Litsey.
Who works in Litsey, and how
Work in Litsey centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Litsey
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Litsey.
What the weather is like in Litsey, month by month
Litsey sees roughly 70 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 | 67° | 55° | 45° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Litsey
The nearest airport, Blue Grass, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 92 miles away.
The best schools in and around Litsey
Schools across Litsey average a C−, better than 28% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- North Washington Elementary SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Washington County Elementary SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- Washington County Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Washington County High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Litsey school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Litsey 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 Litsey against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Litsey
Is Litsey a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Litsey ranks 40,782nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, low property taxes, and low crime, and lowest on an overheated housing market and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Litsey expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $195,022. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $46,228 median income, cost of living beats 10% of towns.
Is Litsey safe?
Yes, Litsey is safer than 79% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $201 per resident a year.
Compare Litsey with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Litsey. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Litsey 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.
Litsey detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Litsey: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Litsey: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Litsey: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Litsey: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Litsey 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.