Best PlacesRyland Heights, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ryland Heights, 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.
Ryland Heights ranks 20,966th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Ryland Heights
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.
Ryland Heights' strengths and weaknesses
Where Ryland Heights ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 91% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 79% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 78% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 76% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 75% of towns
Where Ryland Heights ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 63 pleasant days a year, better than only 13% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 15% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 24% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 31% of towns
- Cheap childcare$866 a month, better than only 40% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ryland Heights
A household needs to earn about $59,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ryland Heights home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,549, 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 Ryland Heights' effective rate of 0.73%, 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 Ryland Heights
Ryland Heights runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Ryland Heights.
Who works in Ryland Heights, and how
Work in Ryland Heights centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Ryland Heights
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ryland Heights.
What the weather is like in Ryland Heights, month by month
Ryland Heights sees roughly 63 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 33° | 23° |
| April | 69° | 54° | 41° |
| July | 89° | 76° | 65° |
| October | 72° | 57° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Ryland Heights
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International sits about 12 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.4 million passengers in 2025, with 99 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Ryland Heights
Schools across Ryland Heights average a B−, better than 52% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Ryland Heights Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Taylor Mill Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Crossroads Elementary SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Woodland Middle SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Campbell County Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Twenhofel Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Simon Kenton High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Campbell County High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Scott High SchoolC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ryland Heights school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ryland Heights 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 Ryland Heights against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ryland Heights
Is Ryland Heights a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ryland Heights ranks 20,966th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cell coverage, fast internet, and civic engagement, 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 Ryland Heights expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $227,520. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $77,549 median income, cost of living beats 64% of towns.
Is Ryland Heights safe?
Yes, Ryland Heights is safer than 69% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $223 per resident a year.
Compare Ryland Heights with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ryland Heights. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ryland Heights 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.
Ryland Heights detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ryland Heights: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ryland Heights: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ryland Heights: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ryland Heights: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ryland Heights 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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