Best PlacesTrimble County, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Trimble County, 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.
Trimble County ranks 2,342nd of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. Biking pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on quiet.
The best neighborhoods in Trimble County
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.
Trimble County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Trimble County ranks high
- QuietBetter than 84% of counties
- Crime safetyBetter than 74% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than 73% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than 72% of counties
- Local economyBetter than 69% of counties
Where Trimble County ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 2% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 55 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than only 3% of counties
- School gradeD+, better than only 9% of counties
- Cell coverageBetter than only 11% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Trimble County
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Trimble County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,757, 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 Trimble County's effective rate of 0.57%, 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 Trimble County
Trimble County runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Trimble County.
Who works in Trimble County, and how
Work in Trimble County centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Trimble County
Trimble County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 98% of counties. That concentrates in some parts of Trimble County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Trimble County growing, and who is moving in?
Trimble County has lost about 2% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Louisville, KY.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Trimble County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Trimble County, month by month
Trimble County sees roughly 55 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 36° | 26° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 45° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Trimble County
The nearest airport, Louisville Muhammad Ali International, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 46 miles away.
The best schools in and around Trimble County
Schools across Trimble County average a D+, better than 9% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Bedford Elementary SchoolD · 17% proficient
- Milton Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Madison Consolidated Jr High SchB · 44% proficient
- Southwestern Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Carroll County Middle SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- New Washington Middle/high SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Madison Consolidated High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Southwestern High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Trimble County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Trimble County 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 Trimble County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Trimble County
Is Trimble County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Trimble County ranks 2,342nd of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on quiet, low crime, and big-city access, and lowest on biking and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Trimble County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $177,455. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $70,757 median income, cost of living beats 64% of counties.
Is Trimble County safe?
Yes, Trimble County is safer than 74% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $249 per resident a year.
Compare Trimble County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Trimble County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Trimble County 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.
Trimble County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Trimble County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Trimble County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Trimble County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Trimble County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Trimble County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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