ClaryvilleKY
A town of 3,251, settled in 1876. Public schools that outperform most of Kentucky.
Is Claryville a good place to live?
Claryville gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $278K for a typical one, or 3.4 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income. It grades A overall, 18th among Kentucky's 138 graded towns. On the plus side, its schools rank ahead of 92% of Kentucky towns. Only 1 of Kentucky’s 237 towns score lower on walkability.
What makes Claryville stand out
Where Claryville beats most towns.
Claryville has grown 27% from 2010 to 2020
2,355 counted in 2010 and 2,992 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Claryville grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kentucky), ordered by how far Claryville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Ark Encounter and 52 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Claryville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi Theme parkArk Encounter
Big draw30 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
14 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
14 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
16 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
15 mi Stadium & arenaTQL StadiumPhoto credits
Ark Encounter: OlinEJ, CC0 · Kings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · TQL Stadium: Cornfield948, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Claryville: who provides what
Claryville is unincorporated, so Campbell County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Claryville.
Claryville pairs an A for schools with modest home prices, sends many workers across the state line and has less tooth loss than most of Kentucky.
Claryville earns an A for schools
Its A for schools comes with a B+ for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $278K.
Its public schools are run by the Campbell County school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Campbell County High School, with 1,519 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| John W. Reiley Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 530 | A+ |
| Campbell County High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,519 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KY on state tests and graduation
A smaller share of residents in Claryville live below the poverty line than in the typical Kentucky or U.S. town
22% of working residents cross a state line to work. 20.6% of workers work from home, against 10.2% across Kentucky.
1.2% of residents live below the poverty line in Claryville, against 16% in Kentucky’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Claryville’s average trip to work is 29 minutes. Since 2013, Claryville has added 210 jobs, to 1,038 in 2023.
| Claryville | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.2% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 15% | 8% |
| Median household income | $81,000 | $59,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Claryville
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities. Since 1997, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Claryville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fewer young adults than Kentucky overall
For Claryville, that is where Kentucky’s towns sit at 26% and U.S. towns at 29%. Adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (22% statewide); children under 18 are 28% of residents (23% statewide). The median age in Claryville is 42.3 years.
| Claryville | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42.3 years | 37.6 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 26% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.1 points. Across Kentucky, 50.5% of residents are women.
| Claryville | KY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 16.5% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.3% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.8% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.6% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 18.2% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.8% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.1% | 10.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.6% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.1% | 11.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.1% | 32.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 19% | 19.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.5% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.2% | 16.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.1% | 11.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,300, single groups can be off by several points
In Claryville, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Claryville has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 24° and about 23 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Claryville ranks healthier than 63% of the country’s towns
Its widest gap with Kentucky is tooth loss: 8.8% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 18.9% statewide.
Claryville beats the Kentucky average on 15 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 9.8% of adults worry about having enough food in Claryville.
| Claryville | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 27% | 25% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 4.4% | 7% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Claryville | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.8% | 18.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.8% | 15.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Claryville sell for about $318K
The median property tax bill is $2,483, against $1,544 across Kentucky, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
86% of Claryville households own their home.
| Claryville | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 86% | 59% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,087 a month | $930 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Claryville
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Claryville
About 2 of every 100 Claryville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Kentucky.
98% of working residents leave Claryville for work
Where Claryville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Claryville
Census-designated place in Kentucky, United States
Claryville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,992 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 6.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 689 ft
- Area code
- 859
Claryville’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Claryville.
| Town | KY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claryville | #18 | A | B+ | — | A | B |
| Alexandria | #12 | A+ | B | A− | A | B+ |
Claryville reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Claryville with a neighbor →
Questions about Claryville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Claryville, KY a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Claryville grades A overall, better than 91% of U.S. towns and #18 of 138 in Kentucky. It grades B for health and A for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Claryville, KY expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $278,000, 20% above the Kentucky typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.