How Hillview compares across Kentucky
Hillview is ranked on 26 lists against the 145 Kentucky towns with 2,500+ residents.
Longer growing season than 93% of Kentucky
Not better or worse, just Hillview’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Hillview out-ranks 0 of its 1 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Hillview lands in the top half on 6 of 14 lists
Each dot is Hillview’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in KY, the right end is last. Areas where Hillview does best come first.
The lists Hillview does best on
Each list ranks every KY town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Hillview marked.
Every KY list, and where Hillview lands
32 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Providence · 0.9 yrs
#67
Cheapest rent#1 Louisa · $488/mo
#119
Lowest property tax#1 Princeton · $535/yr
#67
Rent easiest to afford#1 Fort Knox · 22.7%
People
Most educated#1 Indian Hills · 84.8%
#108
Youngest#1 Morehead · 22.0
#51
Oldest#1 Prospect · 54.5
#93
Most residents 65+#1 Hendron · 32.4%
#127
Most kids#1 Walton · 40.9%
#108 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Murray · 36.6%
#124
Most trails#1 Southgate · 5.3 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Douglass Hills · 148 / sq mi
#97 Getting around
F Shortest commute#1 Fort Campbell North · 10.3 min #121
The number on the right is Hillview’s spot. All of Kentucky’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every KY list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.