Best PlacesAxtel, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Axtel, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Axtel ranks 25,550th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. The weather pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on what local pay buys.
The best neighborhoods in Axtel
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.
Axtel's strengths and weaknesses
Where Axtel ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 87% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 77% of towns
- Household income$87,319 median, better than 74% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 74% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 73% of towns
Where Axtel ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 6% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 14% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Axtel
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Axtel home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $87,319, 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 Axtel's effective rate of 0.50%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Axtel
Axtel runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Axtel.
Who works in Axtel, and how
Work in Axtel centers on manufacturing and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Axtel
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Axtel.
What the weather is like in Axtel, month by month
Axtel sees roughly 58 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 Axtel
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 107 miles away.
The best schools in and around Axtel
Schools across Axtel average a C−, better than 28% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hardinsburg Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- 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 Axtel school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Axtel 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 Axtel against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Axtel
Is Axtel a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Axtel ranks 25,550th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, low property taxes, and high incomes, and lowest on the weather and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Axtel expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $243,777. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $87,319 median income, cost of living beats 87% of towns.
Is Axtel safe?
Yes, Axtel is safer than 63% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $236 per resident a year.
Compare Axtel with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Axtel. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Axtel 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.
Axtel detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Axtel: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Axtel: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Axtel: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Axtel: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Axtel 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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