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Crestview vs Cold Spring

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (7.3× in Cold Spring) and size (12.6× in Cold Spring).

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Crestview, KYA small town of 505Kentucky · 505 people
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Cold Spring, KYKnown for its schoolsKentucky · 6,341 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

CrestviewA small town of 505
Quiet strengthsCrestview doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Crestview →
Cold SpringKnown for its schools
Schools#15 for schools in KYof 126 towns HealthHealthier than 55%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates HistorySettled in 18003 archive photos, postcards and papers All about Cold Spring →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker7.3×
Cold Spring is more of a job hub
Cold Spring 1.10Crestview 0.15
Size12.6×
Cold Spring is the bigger place
Cold Spring 6,341Crestview 505
Typical home built48 yrs
Crestview’s homes are older
Cold Spring 1999Crestview 1951
Median age15.8 yrs
Cold Spring skews older
Cold Spring 52Crestview 36.2
Home values+46%
Homes cost more in Cold Spring
Cold Spring $253,600Crestview $173,900
Age 65++18.4 pts
Cold Spring has more people 65 and up
Cold Spring 30.3%Crestview 11.9%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $290 more a month in Cold Spring

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Crestview$1,540/mo
Typical home $246K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.20% · or rent about $1,521/mo · Housing →
Cold Spring$1,830/mo
Typical home $304K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.93% · or rent about $1,191/mo · Housing →

The difference: $290 a month, about $3,500 a year, between Cold Spring and Crestview.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Crestview and Cold Spring share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

CrestviewCold SpringCrestviewCold Spring
Crestview ↔ Cold Spring1.2 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
6 Crestview residents work in Cold Spring (2.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Crestview →
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Kentucky ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
–CrestviewNot graded B−Cold SpringSafer than 48% of U.S. towns
Schools
–CrestviewNot graded ACold SpringBetter than 91% of districts in the state
Health
–CrestviewNot graded BCold SpringHealthier than 55% of U.S. towns
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
CrestviewCold Spring
Snow a year23″23″
January low23°F23°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)188d188d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)20th42nd
Outdoors & history
CrestviewCold Spring
Trails—2 mi
Conserved land—1.4%
Settled19481800
Archive photos—3
Famous people born here—1
Community
CrestviewCold Spring
Library hours a week—70 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

CrestviewCold Spring
People
Population 505Lowest 6,341Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +5.1% KY: +3.8%
Median age 36.2±6.9Lowest 7% below KY 52±5.8Highest 33% above KY
Kids under 18 21%±3.2Highest KY: 22.6% 15.8%±4.3Lowest KY: 22.6%
Crestview and Cold Spring are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.9%±3.5Lowest KY: 17.3% 30.3%±4.4Highest KY: 17.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 41.6%Lowest KY: 27.6% 42.6%Highest KY: 27.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.1%±4.9Highest KY: 5.5% 5%±2.8Lowest KY: 5.5%
Crestview and Cold Spring are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $93,750±$19kHighest 47% above KY $75,000±$8kLowest 18% above KY
Crestview and Cold Spring are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $173,900±$18kLowest 15% below KY $253,600±$19kHighest 23% above KY
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,521±$375Highest 57% above KY $1,191±$222Lowest 23% above KY
Crestview and Cold Spring are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,082Lowest 35% above KY $2,369Highest 53% above KY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 47.8%±94Lowest KY: 45.4% 64.3%±34.4Highest KY: 45.4%
Cold Spring and Crestview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.7%Lowest KY: 16.1% 9.9%Highest KY: 16.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.5%Lowest KY: 68.3% 89.1%Highest KY: 68.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 1951Lowest 31 yrs older than KY 1999Highest 17 yrs newer than KY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 9% below KY 22 minLowest 10% below KY
Work from home 15.1%±4Lowest KY: 10.2% 22.9%±7.2Highest KY: 10.2%
Cold Spring and Crestview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 3.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.3 miLowest 9.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Lowest 1.10Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Cincinnati (22%)Cincinnati (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in Cold SpringFew work in Crestview
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 69.6Highest 32.5Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#15 of 126 in KY
School district —Campbell County
High school in town —None in town
Kentucky average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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