ClaryvilleKY
Settled in 1876, this town now has 3,251 residents. Public schools that outperform most of Kentucky.
Is Claryville a good place to live?
A solid town with one catch. Taken together, its subjects give Claryville an A overall, better than 91% of U.S. towns. In the ranking it comes 18th of 138 in Kentucky. Its best grade is for schools: its schools outperform 92% of the state's. It also does well on incomes (A−) — the median household earns $81K. What holds it back is walkability. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 98% of U.S. towns. Homes run about $278K for a typical one, 3.4 times the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow.
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
That grade comes with a B+ for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $278K.
The Campbell County school district runs its public schools. The largest public high school is Campbell County High School, with 1,519 students. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed.
| 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.
Claryville’s average trip to work is 29 minutes, above both the Kentucky town median (22 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). 1.5% of working residents work locally here. Employers in Claryville added 210 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 1,038. Half of commuters travel less than 15 miles.
| 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
Natural hazards: low risk in Claryville, mostly inland flooding
47% of Claryville’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 22%. Compared with 70% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is lower. The national flood insurance program has paid 2 claims in the town since 1997.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fewer adults under 35 in Claryville than across Kentucky
A bachelor’s degree or higher: 34% of adults 25 and older, vs 28% across Kentucky. Adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (22% statewide); children under 18 are 28% of residents (23% statewide). Claryville’s age of the median resident 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
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Claryville
The range runs from 24° on a January night to 86° on a July afternoon, with about 23 inches of snow 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.
Among adults in Claryville, 9.8% worry about having enough food and 22% get no exercise outside work. In Claryville, 4.4% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance, against 7% in Kentucky’s towns and 8.1% across U.S. towns. For adults in the town, the share who report frequent mental distress is 15%.
| 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 $385K
The median property tax bill is $2,483, against $1,544 across Kentucky, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Among households in Claryville, 86% live in a home they own. For Claryville, the midpoint rent is $1,087 a month.
| 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+.