Best Places40152, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 40152, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
40152 ranks 23,269th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Empty homes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on civic engagement.
The best neighborhoods in 40152
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.
40152's strengths and weaknesses
Where 40152 ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 76% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 76% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 70% of zip codes
Where 40152 ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 40152
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 40152 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,466, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 40152's effective rate of 0.62%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 40152
40152 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 40152.
Who works in 40152, and how
Work in 40152 centers on finance & insurance and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 40152
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 40152.
What the weather is like in 40152, month by month
40152 sees roughly 93 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 36° | 29° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 48° |
| July | 87° | 77° | 69° |
| October | 72° | 60° | 51° |
Flying in and out of 40152
The nearest airport, Owensboro/Daviess County Regional, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 104 miles away.
The best schools in and around 40152
Schools across 40152 average a C−, better than 24% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Ben Johnson Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Breckinridge County Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Breckinridge County High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 40152 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
40152 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 40152 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 40152
Is 40152 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 40152 ranks 23,269th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on civic engagement, heat safety, and a strong job market, and lowest on empty homes and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 40152 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $176,017. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $61,466 median income, cost of living beats 40% of zip codes.
Is 40152 safe?
Yes, 40152 is safer than 70% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $228 per resident a year.
Compare 40152 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 40152. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 40152 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.
40152 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 40152: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 40152: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 40152: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 40152: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
40152 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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