Best PlacesRadcliff, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Radcliff, 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.
Radcliff ranks 32,395th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. The weather pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on cell coverage.
The best neighborhoods in Radcliff
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.
Radcliff's strengths and weaknesses
Where Radcliff ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 89% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 85% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 84% of towns
- BikingBetter than 79% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 74% of towns
Where Radcliff ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 55 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 9% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 12% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 14% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Radcliff
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Radcliff home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,847, 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 Radcliff's effective rate of 0.69%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Radcliff
Radcliff'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 Radcliff.
Who works in Radcliff, and how
Work in Radcliff centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Radcliff
Radcliff has more restaurants and bars per resident than 77% of towns and more late-night spots per resident than 87% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Radcliff and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Radcliff, month by month
Radcliff sees roughly 55 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 70° | 57° | 44° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 73° | 59° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Radcliff
The nearest airport, Louisville Muhammad Ali International, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 109 miles away.
The best schools in and around Radcliff
Schools across Radcliff average a C−, better than 23% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Rineyville Elementary SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Meadow View Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
- Woodland Elementary SchoolD · 19% proficient
Top middle schools
- James T Alton Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Bluegrass Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
- North Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- John Hardin High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- North Hardin High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Radcliff school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Radcliff 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 Radcliff against the other 50,332 towns.
Who Radcliff suits
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Radcliff
Is Radcliff a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Radcliff ranks 32,395th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cell coverage, few empty homes, and walkability, 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 Radcliff expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $186,532. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $63,847 median income, cost of living beats 46% of towns.
Is Radcliff safe?
Radcliff is safer than 31% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $341 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Radcliff?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 45 with lows near 25. That works out to about 55 pleasant days a year, more than 3% of towns.
Is Radcliff good for families?
Schools beat 23% of towns, crime safety beats 31%, and childcare runs $656 a month.
Compare Radcliff with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Radcliff. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Radcliff 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.
Radcliff detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Radcliff: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Radcliff: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Radcliff: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Radcliff: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Radcliff 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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