Best PlacesBakerton, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bakerton, 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.
Bakerton ranks 32,162nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Bakerton
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.
Bakerton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bakerton ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- Cheap childcare$439 a month, better than 97% of towns
- Short commute16.4 minutes each way, better than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 86% of towns
- QuietBetter than 82% of towns
Where Bakerton ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 4% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 5% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Bakerton
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bakerton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,901, 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 Bakerton's effective rate of 0.48%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Bakerton
Bakerton runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Bakerton.
Who works in Bakerton, and how
Work in Bakerton centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Bakerton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bakerton.
What the weather is like in Bakerton, month by month
Bakerton sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 35° | 25° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 43° |
| July | 89° | 76° | 65° |
| October | 74° | 58° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Bakerton
The nearest airport, Blue Grass, is about 90 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 91 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bakerton
Schools across Bakerton average a C, better than 31% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cumberland County Elementary SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cumberland County Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Cumberland County High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bakerton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bakerton 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 Bakerton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Bakerton
Is Bakerton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bakerton ranks 32,162nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, affordable childcare, and short commutes, and lowest on health outcomes and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bakerton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $193,000. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $67,901 median income, cost of living beats 47% of towns.
Is Bakerton safe?
Bakerton is safer than 38% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $308 per resident a year.
Compare Bakerton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bakerton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bakerton 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.
Bakerton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bakerton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bakerton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bakerton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bakerton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bakerton 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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