Best PlacesMitchellsburg, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mitchellsburg, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Mitchellsburg ranks 26,312th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on a strong job market, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mitchellsburg
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.
Mitchellsburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mitchellsburg ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 84% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 74% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 73% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 72% of towns
- School gradeB, better than 70% of towns
Where Mitchellsburg ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 13% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 16% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 20% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 25% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mitchellsburg
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mitchellsburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,348, 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 Mitchellsburg's effective rate of 0.60%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mitchellsburg
Mitchellsburg runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mitchellsburg.
Who works in Mitchellsburg, and how
Work in Mitchellsburg centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Mitchellsburg
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mitchellsburg.
What the weather is like in Mitchellsburg, month by month
Mitchellsburg sees roughly 72 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 Mitchellsburg
The nearest airport, Blue Grass, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 100 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mitchellsburg
Schools across Mitchellsburg average a B, better than 70% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Perryville Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Woodlawn Elementary SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Boyle County Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Boyle County High SchoolB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mitchellsburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mitchellsburg 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 Mitchellsburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mitchellsburg
Is Mitchellsburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mitchellsburg ranks 26,312th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, low crime, and low disaster risk, and lowest on internet speeds 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 Mitchellsburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $239,300. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $62,348 median income, cost of living beats 28% of towns.
Is Mitchellsburg safe?
Yes, Mitchellsburg is safer than 74% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $209 per resident a year.
Compare Mitchellsburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mitchellsburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mitchellsburg 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.
Mitchellsburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mitchellsburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mitchellsburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mitchellsburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mitchellsburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mitchellsburg 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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