Best PlacesPleasant Hill, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pleasant Hill, 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.
Pleasant Hill ranks 30,358th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Pleasant Hill
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.
Pleasant Hill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pleasant Hill ranks high
- Cheap childcare$503 a month, better than 92% of towns
- Short commute19.8 minutes each way, better than 88% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 86% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 84% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 75% of towns
Where Pleasant Hill ranks low
- Household income$52,426 median, better than only 15% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 17% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 20% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Pleasant Hill
A household needs to earn about $33,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pleasant Hill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $52,426, 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 Pleasant Hill's effective rate of 0.56%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Pleasant Hill
Pleasant Hill'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 Pleasant Hill.
Who works in Pleasant Hill, and how
Work in Pleasant Hill centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Pleasant Hill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Pleasant Hill.
What the weather is like in Pleasant Hill, month by month
Pleasant Hill sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 37° | 30° |
| April | 70° | 59° | 49° |
| July | 89° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 73° | 61° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Pleasant Hill
The nearest airport, Barkley Regional, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 100 miles away.
The best schools in and around Pleasant Hill
Schools across Pleasant Hill average a C+, better than 51% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- North Calloway Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Calloway County Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Calloway County High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pleasant Hill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pleasant Hill 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 Pleasant Hill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Pleasant Hill
Is Pleasant Hill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pleasant Hill ranks 30,358th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, short commutes, and fast internet, and lowest on low incomes 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 Pleasant Hill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $130,980. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $52,426 median income, cost of living beats 22% of towns.
Is Pleasant Hill safe?
Yes, Pleasant Hill is safer than 84% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $188 per resident a year.
Compare Pleasant Hill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pleasant Hill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pleasant Hill 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.
Pleasant Hill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pleasant Hill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pleasant Hill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pleasant Hill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pleasant Hill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pleasant Hill 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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