Best PlacesPleasant Valley, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pleasant Valley, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Pleasant Valley ranks 37,183rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Pleasant Valley
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 Valley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pleasant Valley ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 97% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 80% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 68% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 67% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 67% of towns
Where Pleasant Valley ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 3% of towns
- Short commute40.7 minutes each way, better than only 5% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Pleasant Valley
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pleasant Valley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,955, 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 Valley's effective rate of 0.48%, 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 8 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 Valley
Pleasant Valley 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 Pleasant Valley.
Who works in Pleasant Valley, and how
Work in Pleasant Valley centers on transportation & warehousing and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Pleasant Valley
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Pleasant Valley.
What the weather is like in Pleasant Valley, month by month
Pleasant Valley sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 32° | 26° |
| April | 67° | 55° | 45° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Pleasant Valley
The nearest airport, Blue Grass, is about 44 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 61 miles away.
The best schools in and around Pleasant Valley
Schools across Pleasant Valley average a D+, better than 17% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Ewing Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Nicholas County Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Simons Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Fleming County High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Nicholas County High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pleasant Valley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pleasant Valley 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 Valley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Pleasant Valley
Is Pleasant Valley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pleasant Valley ranks 37,183rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, low property taxes, and low crime, and lowest on internet speeds and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pleasant Valley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $143,767. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $69,955 median income, cost of living beats 49% of towns.
Is Pleasant Valley safe?
Yes, Pleasant Valley is safer than 68% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $225 per resident a year.
Compare Pleasant Valley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pleasant Valley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pleasant Valley 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 Valley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pleasant Valley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pleasant Valley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pleasant Valley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pleasant Valley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pleasant Valley 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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