Best PlacesOldham County, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Oldham County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The averages hide a wide spread here, so the area matters as much as the address. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Oldham County ranks 103rd of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Oldham County
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.
The best areas in Oldham County
The parts of Oldham County, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first. Each note says how that part differs from the rest of the county.
Prospect
More adults hold degrees, incomes run higher, and local pay stretches further.
Goshen
Pewee Valley
More residents vote, though it is noisier.
Crestwood
Prices have run up less and fewer homes sit empty.
La Grange
Homes cost less, though health care is harder to reach.
Scores across Oldham County run from about the 34th to the 96th percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
Oldham County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Oldham County ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of counties
- Low vacancyBetter than 99% of counties
- Household income$135,180 median, better than 99% of counties
- Educational attainmentBetter than 96% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of counties
Where Oldham County ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 55 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of counties
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 11% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than only 14% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than only 34% of counties
- Short commute26.2 minutes each way, better than only 35% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Oldham County
A household needs to earn about $112,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Oldham County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $135,180, 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 Oldham County's effective rate of 0.95%, 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 Oldham County
Oldham County's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Oldham County.
Who works in Oldham County, and how
Work in Oldham County centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Oldham County
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Oldham County.
Is Oldham County growing, and who is moving in?
Oldham County has grown about 10% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from the rest of the Louisville, KY metro.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Oldham County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Oldham County, month by month
Oldham County sees roughly 55 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 36° | 26° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 45° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Oldham County
The nearest airport, Louisville Muhammad Ali International, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 63 miles away.
The best schools in and around Oldham County
Schools across Oldham County average a B, better than 73% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Goshen At Hillcrest Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Harmony Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Kenwood Station Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- North Oldham Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- East Oldham Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- South Oldham Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- North Oldham High SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- South Oldham High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Oldham County High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Oldham County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Oldham County 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 Oldham County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Oldham County suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 100% of counties, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 19% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Oldham County
Is Oldham County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Oldham County ranks 103rd of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on what local pay buys, few empty homes, and high incomes, 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 Oldham County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $421,390. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $135,180 median income, cost of living beats 100% of counties.
Is Oldham County safe?
Yes, Oldham County is safer than 82% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $233 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Oldham County?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 46 with lows near 26. That works out to about 55 pleasant days a year, more than 2% of counties.
What are the best neighborhoods in Oldham County?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Prospect, Goshen, and Pewee Valley. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Compare Oldham County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Oldham County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Oldham County 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.
Oldham County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Oldham County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Oldham County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Oldham County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Oldham County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Oldham County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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