Best PlacesValley Hill, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Valley 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.
Valley Hill ranks 25,667th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Valley 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.
Valley Hill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Valley Hill ranks high
- Short commute16.2 minutes each way, better than 96% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 96% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 91% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 75% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 72% of towns
Where Valley Hill ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 14% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 18% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 20% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 69 pleasant days a year, better than only 23% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 23% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Valley Hill
A household needs to earn about $66,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Valley Hill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $60,997; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Valley Hill's effective rate of 0.69%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Valley Hill
Valley Hill runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Valley Hill.
Who works in Valley Hill, and how
Work in Valley Hill centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Valley Hill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Valley Hill.
What the weather is like in Valley Hill, month by month
Valley Hill sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 43, 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 | 43° | 34° | 27° |
| April | 67° | 55° | 45° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Valley Hill
The nearest airport, Louisville Muhammad Ali International, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 97 miles away.
The best schools in and around Valley Hill
Schools across Valley Hill average a C−, better than 23% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Washington County Elementary SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- Washington County Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Washington County High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Valley Hill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Valley 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 Valley Hill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Valley Hill
Is Valley Hill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Valley Hill ranks 25,667th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, few empty homes, and health care access, and lowest on car insurance costs and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Valley Hill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $257,403. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $60,997 median income, cost of living beats 37% of towns.
Is Valley Hill safe?
Yes, Valley Hill is safer than 56% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $260 per resident a year.
Compare Valley Hill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Valley Hill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Valley 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.
Valley Hill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Valley Hill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Valley Hill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Valley Hill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Valley Hill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Valley 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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