Best PlacesMount Washington, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mount Washington, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Mount Washington ranks 13,687th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. The weather pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on what local pay buys.
The best neighborhoods in Mount Washington
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 Washington's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mount Washington ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 90% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 89% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 87% of towns
- Household income$100,545 median, better than 85% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 84% of towns
Where Mount Washington ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 56 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 12% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 23% of towns
- Short commute31.2 minutes each way, better than only 28% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 31% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mount Washington
A household needs to earn about $78,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mount Washington home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $100,545, 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 Mount Washington's effective rate of 0.91%, 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 Washington
Mount Washington's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mount Washington.
Who works in Mount Washington, and how
Work in Mount Washington centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Mount Washington
Mount Washington has more parkland per resident than 84% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Mount Washington and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Mount Washington, month by month
Mount Washington sees roughly 56 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 36° | 27° |
| April | 73° | 59° | 47° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 71° |
| October | 75° | 62° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Mount Washington
The nearest airport, Louisville Muhammad Ali International, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 85 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mount Washington
Schools across Mount Washington average a C, better than 36% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Pleasant Grove Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Freedom Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Spencer County Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Spencer County Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Eastside Middle SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Hebron Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Spencer County High SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Bullitt East High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Spring MeadowsD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mount Washington school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mount Washington 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 Washington against the other 50,332 towns.
Who Mount Washington suits
Families
Schools land around the 36th percentile and crime safety beats 58%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 90% of towns, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 12% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Mount Washington
Is Mount Washington a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mount Washington ranks 13,687th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, few empty homes, and cell coverage, and lowest on the weather 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 Mount Washington expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $292,650. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $100,545 median income, cost of living beats 90% of towns.
Is Mount Washington safe?
Yes, Mount Washington is safer than 58% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $265 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Mount Washington?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 47 with lows near 27. That works out to about 56 pleasant days a year, more than 3% of towns.
Is Mount Washington good for families?
Schools beat 36% of towns, crime safety beats 58%, and childcare runs $668 a month.
Compare Mount Washington with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mount Washington. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mount Washington 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 Washington detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mount Washington: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mount Washington: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mount Washington: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mount Washington: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mount Washington 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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