Best PlacesParksville, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Parksville, 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.
Parksville ranks 34,222nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Internet speeds pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on few empty homes.
The best neighborhoods in Parksville
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.
Parksville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Parksville ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 86% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 79% of towns
- QuietBetter than 77% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 72% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 72% of towns
Where Parksville ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 10% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 14% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 14% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Parksville
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Parksville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,957, 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 Parksville's effective rate of 0.65%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Parksville
Parksville'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 Parksville.
Who works in Parksville, and how
Work in Parksville centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Parksville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Parksville.
What the weather is like in Parksville, month by month
Parksville sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 34° | 27° |
| April | 68° | 55° | 45° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 70° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Parksville
The nearest airport, Blue Grass, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 103 miles away.
The best schools in and around Parksville
Schools across Parksville average a B, better than 66% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Perryville Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Woodlawn Elementary SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Walnut Hill Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Boyle County Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Casey County Middle SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Boyle County High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Casey County High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Parksville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Parksville 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 Parksville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Parksville
Is Parksville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Parksville ranks 34,222nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, tree cover, and quiet, and lowest on internet speeds and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Parksville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $185,424. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $54,957 median income, cost of living beats 19% of towns.
Is Parksville safe?
Yes, Parksville is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $213 per resident a year.
Compare Parksville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Parksville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Parksville 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.
Parksville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Parksville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Parksville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Parksville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Parksville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Parksville 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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