Best PlacesSwallowfield, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Swallowfield, 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.
Swallowfield ranks 39,095th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. The weather pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on a strong job market.
The best neighborhoods in Swallowfield
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.
Swallowfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where Swallowfield ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 87% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 84% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 79% of towns
- QuietBetter than 78% of towns
- Cheap childcare$663 a month, better than 71% of towns
Where Swallowfield ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 52 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 14% of towns
- Household income$53,114 median, better than only 16% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Swallowfield
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Swallowfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $53,114, 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 Swallowfield's effective rate of 0.70%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Swallowfield
Swallowfield runs older than the country, 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 Swallowfield.
Who works in Swallowfield, and how
Work in Swallowfield centers on public administration and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Swallowfield
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Swallowfield.
What the weather is like in Swallowfield, month by month
Swallowfield sees roughly 52 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 35° | 25° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 44° |
| July | 89° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 74° | 59° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Swallowfield
The nearest airport, Blue Grass, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 51 miles away.
The best schools in and around Swallowfield
Schools across Swallowfield average a C−, better than 24% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Eastern Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Owen County Elementary/primary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Westridge ElementaryC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bondurant Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Henry County Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
- Maurice Bowling Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Western Hills High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Henry County High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Franklin County High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Swallowfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Swallowfield 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 Swallowfield against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Swallowfield
Is Swallowfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Swallowfield ranks 39,095th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, tree cover, and civic engagement, and lowest on the weather and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Swallowfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $177,786. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $53,114 median income, cost of living beats 23% of towns.
Is Swallowfield safe?
Swallowfield is safer than 53% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $264 per resident a year.
Compare Swallowfield with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Swallowfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Swallowfield 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.
Swallowfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Swallowfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Swallowfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Swallowfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Swallowfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Swallowfield 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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