Best PlacesRibolt, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ribolt, 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.
Ribolt ranks 47,473rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Long commutes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on affordable childcare.
The best neighborhoods in Ribolt
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.
Ribolt's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ribolt ranks high
- Cheap childcare$545 a month, better than 88% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 75% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 72% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 72% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 70% of towns
Where Ribolt ranks low
- Short commute43.5 minutes each way, better than only 2% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 5% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 5% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ribolt
A household needs to earn about $27,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ribolt home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,213, 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 Ribolt's effective rate of 0.52%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Ribolt
Ribolt'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 Ribolt.
Who works in Ribolt, and how
Work in Ribolt centers on real estate and admin & support services. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 60%
- Work from home 38%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Ribolt
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ribolt.
What the weather is like in Ribolt, month by month
Ribolt sees roughly 71 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 Ribolt
The nearest airport, Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 70 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ribolt
Schools across Ribolt average a C−, better than 23% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Tollesboro Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lewis County Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Lewis County High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ribolt school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ribolt 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 Ribolt against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ribolt
Is Ribolt a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ribolt ranks 47,473rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, low property taxes, and civic engagement, and lowest on long commutes and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ribolt expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $109,100. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $64,213 median income, cost of living beats 41% of towns.
Is Ribolt safe?
Ribolt is safer than 20% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $404 per resident a year.
Compare Ribolt with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ribolt. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ribolt 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.
Ribolt detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ribolt: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ribolt: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ribolt: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ribolt: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ribolt 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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