Best PlacesPark Hill, Louisville, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Park Hill, Louisville, 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.
Park Hill, Louisville ranks 5,901st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Health outcomes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on transit.
The best neighborhoods in Park Hill, Louisville
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.
Park Hill, Louisville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Park Hill, Louisville ranks high
- TransitBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$939 a month, better than 70% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 70% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 67% of neighborhoods
Where Park Hill, Louisville ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 54 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Park Hill, Louisville
A household needs to earn about $23,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Park Hill, Louisville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $42,610, 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 Park Hill, Louisville's effective rate of 0.66%, 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 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Park Hill, Louisville
Park Hill, Louisville runs younger than the country, 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 Park Hill, Louisville.
Who works in Park Hill, Louisville, and how
Work in Park Hill, Louisville centers on hospitality & food and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 60%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 33%
Life in Park Hill, Louisville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Park Hill, Louisville.
What the weather is like in Park Hill, Louisville, month by month
Park Hill, Louisville sees roughly 54 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 Park Hill, Louisville
The nearest airport, Louisville Muhammad Ali International, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 83 miles away.
The best schools in and around Park Hill, Louisville
Schools across Park Hill, Louisville average a D, better than 10% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Cochran ElementaryD− · 14% proficient
- Engelhard ElementaryF · 7% proficient
- Wheatley ElementaryF · 5% proficient
Top middle schools
- Noe MiddleA− · 53% proficient
- Highland MiddleD · 22% proficient
- Ramsey MiddleD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Fairdale HighD · 23% proficient
- Valley HighD− · 15% proficient
- Pleasure Ridge Park HighD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Park Hill, Louisville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Park Hill, Louisville 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 Park Hill, Louisville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Park Hill, Louisville
Is Park Hill, Louisville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Park Hill, Louisville ranks 5,901st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on transit, low property taxes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on health outcomes and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Park Hill, Louisville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $89,280. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $42,610 median income, cost of living beats 14% of neighborhoods.
Is Park Hill, Louisville safe?
Park Hill, Louisville is safer than 1% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,167 per resident a year.
Compare Park Hill, Louisville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Park Hill, Louisville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Park Hill, Louisville 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.
Park Hill, Louisville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Park Hill, Louisville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Park Hill, Louisville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Park Hill, Louisville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Park Hill, Louisville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Park Hill, Louisville 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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