Best PlacesMeally, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Meally, 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.
Meally ranks 41,044th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Meally
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.
Meally's strengths and weaknesses
Where Meally ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$545 a month, better than 88% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 85% of towns
- Short commute21.9 minutes each way, better than 80% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 79% of towns
Where Meally ranks low
- Household income$40,772 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 10% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 14% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Meally
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Meally home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $40,772, 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 Meally's effective rate of 0.71%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Meally
Meally 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 Meally.
Who works in Meally, and how
Work in Meally centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Meally
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Meally.
What the weather is like in Meally, month by month
Meally sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 36° | 28° |
| April | 72° | 58° | 46° |
| July | 88° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 73° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Meally
The nearest airport, Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 136 miles away.
The best schools in and around Meally
Schools across Meally average a D+, better than 14% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Porter Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Central Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Johnson County Middle SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Johnson Central High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Meally school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Meally 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 Meally against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Meally
Is Meally a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Meally ranks 41,044th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, affordable childcare, and civic engagement, and lowest on low incomes and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Meally expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $145,985. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $40,772 median income, cost of living beats 10% of towns.
Is Meally safe?
Yes, Meally is safer than 59% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $249 per resident a year.
Compare Meally with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Meally. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Meally 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.
Meally detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Meally: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Meally: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Meally: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Meally: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Meally 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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