Best PlacesMount Zion, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mount Zion, 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 Zion ranks 46,753rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mount Zion
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 Zion's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mount Zion ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 79% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 77% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 68% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 68% of towns
Where Mount Zion ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 52 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$35,759 median, better than only 3% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mount Zion
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mount Zion home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $35,759, 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 Zion's effective rate of 0.67%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mount Zion
Mount Zion's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Zion.
Who works in Mount Zion, and how
Work in Mount Zion centers on health care & social and other services. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Mount Zion
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mount Zion.
What the weather is like in Mount Zion, month by month
Mount Zion sees roughly 52 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 32° | 23° |
| April | 68° | 55° | 43° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 71° | 59° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Mount Zion
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International sits about 21 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.4 million passengers in 2025, with 99 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Mount Zion
Schools across Mount Zion average a D+, better than 14% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Crittenden-mt. Zion ElementaryC · 31% proficient
- Sherman ElementaryD · 17% proficient
Top middle schools
- Grant County Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Grant County High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mount Zion school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mount Zion 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 Zion against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mount Zion
Is Mount Zion a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mount Zion ranks 46,753rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, fast internet, and heat safety, and lowest on the weather and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mount Zion expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $178,143. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $35,759 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Mount Zion safe?
Yes, Mount Zion is safer than 68% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $226 per resident a year.
Compare Mount Zion with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mount Zion. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mount Zion 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 Zion detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mount Zion: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mount Zion: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mount Zion: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mount Zion: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mount Zion 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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