Best PlacesRocky Hill, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rocky 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.
Rocky Hill ranks 38,539th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Thin health care access pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on affordable childcare.
The best neighborhoods in Rocky 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.
Rocky Hill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rocky Hill ranks high
- Cheap childcare$633 a month, better than 76% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 74% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 71% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 71% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 70% of towns
Where Rocky Hill ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 8% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 14% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 14% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Household income$55,938 median, better than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Rocky Hill
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rocky Hill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $55,938, 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 Rocky Hill's effective rate of 0.55%, 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 Rocky Hill
Rocky Hill runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Rocky Hill.
Who works in Rocky Hill, and how
Work in Rocky Hill centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Rocky Hill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Rocky Hill.
What the weather is like in Rocky Hill, month by month
Rocky Hill sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 48, 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 | 48° | 36° | 27° |
| April | 72° | 57° | 44° |
| July | 90° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Rocky Hill
Nashville International sits about 71 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.6 million passengers in 2025, with 158 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Rocky Hill
Schools across Rocky Hill average a C−, better than 28% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Red Cross Elementary SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- South Edmonson Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Park City Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Edmonson County 5/6 CenterC− · 30% proficient
- Barren County Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Warren East Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Barren County High SchoolC · 30% proficient
- Edmonson County High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Warren East High SchoolC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rocky Hill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rocky 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 Rocky Hill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Rocky Hill
Is Rocky Hill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rocky Hill ranks 38,539th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, few empty homes, and clean air, and lowest on thin health care access and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rocky Hill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $192,959. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $55,938 median income, cost of living beats 21% of towns.
Is Rocky Hill safe?
Yes, Rocky Hill is safer than 59% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $250 per resident a year.
Compare Rocky Hill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rocky Hill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rocky 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.
Rocky Hill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rocky Hill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rocky Hill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rocky Hill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rocky Hill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rocky 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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