Best Places42441, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 42441, 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.
42441 ranks 26,221st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Internet speeds pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on affordable childcare.
The best neighborhoods in 42441
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.
42441's strengths and weaknesses
Where 42441 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$563 a month, better than 90% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 87% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 67% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 65% of zip codes
Where 42441 ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 13% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 17% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 42441
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 42441 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,806, 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 42441's effective rate of 0.70%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 42441
42441's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 42441.
Who works in 42441, and how
Work in 42441 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 42441
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 42441.
What the weather is like in 42441, month by month
42441 sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 37° | 30° |
| April | 71° | 59° | 50° |
| July | 89° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 74° | 62° | 52° |
Flying in and out of 42441
The nearest airport, Owensboro/Daviess County Regional, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 102 miles away.
The best schools in and around 42441
Schools across 42441 average a D+, better than 17% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Dixon Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
- West Hopkins SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Webster County Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Madisonville North Hopkins High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Webster County High SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Hopkins County Central High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 42441 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
42441 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 42441 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 42441
Is 42441 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 42441 ranks 26,221st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a strong job market, and quiet, and lowest on internet speeds and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 42441 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $141,834. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $62,806 median income, cost of living beats 37% of zip codes.
Is 42441 safe?
42441 is safer than 31% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $353 per resident a year.
Compare 42441 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 42441. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 42441 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.
42441 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 42441: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 42441: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 42441: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 42441: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
42441 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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