Best PlacesCannel City, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cannel City, 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.
Cannel City ranks 48,094th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Cannel City
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.
Cannel City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cannel City ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$545 a month, better than 88% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 86% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 81% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 77% of towns
Where Cannel City ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$30,251 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 5% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cannel City
A household needs to earn about $21,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cannel City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $30,251, 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 Cannel City's effective rate of 0.42%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Cannel City
Cannel City's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Cannel City.
Who works in Cannel City, and how
Work in Cannel City centers on education and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in Cannel City
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Cannel City.
What the weather is like in Cannel City, month by month
Cannel City sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 47, 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 | 47° | 36° | 27° |
| April | 72° | 58° | 46° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 73° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Cannel City
The nearest airport, Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field, is about 56 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 115 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cannel City
Schools across Cannel City average a D+, better than 13% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Morgan Central Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
- North Magoffin ElementaryD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Morgan County Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Herald Whitaker Middle SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Morgan County High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Magoffin County High SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cannel City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cannel City 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 Cannel City against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cannel City
Is Cannel City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cannel City ranks 48,094th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, affordable childcare, and low property taxes, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cannel City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $83,375. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $30,251 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Cannel City safe?
Cannel City is safer than 41% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $298 per resident a year.
Compare Cannel City with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cannel City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cannel City 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.
Cannel City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cannel City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cannel City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cannel City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cannel City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cannel City 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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