Best PlacesBurdick, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Burdick, 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.
Burdick ranks 44,264th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Burdick
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.
Burdick's strengths and weaknesses
Where Burdick ranks high
- Cheap childcare$469 a month, better than 95% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 82% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 74% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 67% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 61% of towns
Where Burdick ranks low
- Household income$45,931 median, better than only 8% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 10% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 13% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Burdick
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Burdick home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $45,931, 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 Burdick's effective rate of 0.65%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Burdick
Burdick runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Burdick.
Who works in Burdick, and how
Work in Burdick centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, 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 Burdick
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Burdick.
What the weather is like in Burdick, month by month
Burdick sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 36° | 30° |
| April | 69° | 57° | 47° |
| July | 86° | 76° | 68° |
| October | 71° | 59° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Burdick
The nearest airport, Louisville Muhammad Ali International, is about 66 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 106 miles away.
The best schools in and around Burdick
Schools across Burdick average a C, better than 30% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Green County Intermediate SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Taylor County Elementary SchoolC · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Green County Middle SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Taylor County Middle SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- 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 Burdick school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Burdick 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 Burdick against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Burdick
Is Burdick a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Burdick ranks 44,264th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, heat safety, and a strong job market, and lowest on low incomes and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Burdick expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $155,637. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $45,931 median income, cost of living beats 13% of towns.
Is Burdick safe?
Burdick is safer than 37% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $315 per resident a year.
Compare Burdick with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Burdick. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Burdick 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.
Burdick detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Burdick: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Burdick: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Burdick: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Burdick: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Burdick 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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