Best Places42716, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 42716, 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.
42716 ranks 17,603rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on low crime, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 42716
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.
42716's strengths and weaknesses
Where 42716 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 79% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 73% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 69% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$735 a month, better than 68% of zip codes
Where 42716 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 69 pleasant days a year, better than only 22% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- School gradeC−, better than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 42716
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 42716 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,347, 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 42716's effective rate of 0.53%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 42716
42716 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 42716.
Who works in 42716, and how
Work in 42716 centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 42716
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 42716.
What the weather is like in 42716, month by month
42716 sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 34° | 27° |
| April | 68° | 56° | 45° |
| July | 87° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 42716
The nearest airport, Louisville Muhammad Ali International, is about 47 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 110 miles away.
The best schools in and around 42716
Schools across 42716 average a C−, better than 24% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Green County Intermediate SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Taylor County Elementary SchoolC · 30% proficient
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Green County Middle SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Taylor County Middle SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Larue County Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Larue County High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Green County High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Taylor County High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 42716 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
42716 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 42716 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 42716
Is 42716 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 42716 ranks 17,603rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, low property taxes, and quiet, and lowest on car insurance costs and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 42716 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $193,358. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $74,347 median income, cost of living beats 54% of zip codes.
Is 42716 safe?
Yes, 42716 is safer than 82% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $198 per resident a year.
Compare 42716 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 42716. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 42716 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.
42716 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 42716: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 42716: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 42716: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 42716: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
42716 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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