Best PlacesSpeedwell, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Speedwell, 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.
Speedwell ranks 23,567th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Speedwell
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.
Speedwell's strengths and weaknesses
Where Speedwell ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 88% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 80% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 72% of towns
- QuietBetter than 72% of towns
Where Speedwell ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 12% of towns
- Short commute35.5 minutes each way, better than only 13% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 17% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 17% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Speedwell
A household needs to earn about $57,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Speedwell home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,062, 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 Speedwell's effective rate of 0.54%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Speedwell
Speedwell runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Speedwell.
Who works in Speedwell, and how
Work in Speedwell centers on public administration and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Speedwell
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Speedwell.
What the weather is like in Speedwell, month by month
Speedwell sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 35° | 29° |
| April | 69° | 57° | 47° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 71° | 59° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Speedwell
The nearest airport, Blue Grass, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 98 miles away.
The best schools in and around Speedwell
Schools across Speedwell average a C, better than 31% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Kingston Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Waco Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Farristown Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Clark Moores Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Madison Southern High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Madison Central High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Speedwell school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Speedwell 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 Speedwell against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Speedwell
Is Speedwell a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Speedwell ranks 23,567th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, few empty homes, and an educated workforce, and lowest on car insurance costs and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Speedwell expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $224,790. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $76,062 median income, cost of living beats 58% of towns.
Is Speedwell safe?
Yes, Speedwell is safer than 69% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $222 per resident a year.
Compare Speedwell with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Speedwell. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Speedwell 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.
Speedwell detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Speedwell: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Speedwell: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Speedwell: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Speedwell: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Speedwell 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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