Best PlacesBaskett, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Baskett, 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.
Baskett ranks 22,707th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Baskett
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.
Baskett's strengths and weaknesses
Where Baskett ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap childcare$570 a month, better than 82% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 79% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 77% of towns
- Short commute23.8 minutes each way, better than 70% of towns
Where Baskett ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 50 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 14% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 22% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 23% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Baskett
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Baskett home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,267, 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 Baskett's effective rate of 0.65%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Baskett
Baskett runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Baskett.
Who works in Baskett, and how
Work in Baskett 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 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Baskett
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Baskett.
What the weather is like in Baskett, month by month
Baskett sees roughly 50 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 34° | 26° |
| April | 70° | 57° | 46° |
| July | 89° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 73° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Baskett
The nearest airport, Evansville Regional, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 124 miles away.
The best schools in and around Baskett
Schools across Baskett average a C+, better than 50% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cairo Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- A B Chandler Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Henderson County South Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Henderson County North Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Henderson County High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Baskett school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Baskett 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 Baskett against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Baskett
Is Baskett a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Baskett ranks 22,707th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, affordable childcare, and fast internet, and lowest on the weather and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Baskett expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $181,425. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $77,267 median income, cost of living beats 67% of towns.
Is Baskett safe?
Baskett is safer than 54% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $266 per resident a year.
Compare Baskett with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Baskett. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Baskett 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.
Baskett detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Baskett: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Baskett: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Baskett: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Baskett: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Baskett 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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