Best PlacesMount Victory, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mount Victory, 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.
Mount Victory ranks 42,674th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mount Victory
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.
Mount Victory's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mount Victory ranks high
- Cheap childcare$472 a month, better than 95% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of towns
- QuietBetter than 84% of towns
Where Mount Victory ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 5% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 7% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of towns
- Household income$46,988 median, better than only 9% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mount Victory
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mount Victory home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $46,988, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Mount Victory's effective rate of 0.36%, 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 Mount Victory
Mount Victory 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 Mount Victory.
Who works in Mount Victory, and how
Work in Mount Victory centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Mount Victory
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mount Victory.
What the weather is like in Mount Victory, month by month
Mount Victory sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 36° | 29° |
| April | 69° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Mount Victory
The nearest airport, Blue Grass, is about 71 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 Mount Victory
Schools across Mount Victory average a C+, better than 50% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Shopville Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Cold Hill Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Keavy Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top middle schools
- Southern Middle SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- South Laurel Middle SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Meece Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- South Laurel High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Somerset High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Mccreary Central High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mount Victory school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mount Victory 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 Mount Victory against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mount Victory
Is Mount Victory a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mount Victory ranks 42,674th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, tree cover, and a strong job market, and lowest on cell coverage and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mount Victory expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $247,101. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $46,988 median income, cost of living beats 17% of towns.
Is Mount Victory safe?
Mount Victory is safer than 49% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $274 per resident a year.
Compare Mount Victory with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mount Victory. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mount Victory 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.
Mount Victory detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mount Victory: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mount Victory: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mount Victory: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mount Victory: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mount Victory 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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