Best PlacesCasey County, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Casey County, 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.
Casey County ranks 2,925th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Casey County
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.
Casey County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Casey County ranks high
- Cheap childcare$439 a month, better than 97% of counties
- QuietBetter than 86% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than 80% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than 76% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than 74% of counties
Where Casey County ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of counties
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of counties
- Household income$44,885 median, better than only 3% of counties
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 4% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Casey County
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Casey County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $44,885, 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 Casey County's effective rate of 0.54%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Casey County
Casey County runs older than the country, 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 Casey County.
Who works in Casey County, and how
Work in Casey County 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 83%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Casey County
Casey County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties and more parkland per resident than 65% of counties. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Casey County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Casey County growing, and who is moving in?
Casey County has grown about 1% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Bellingham, WA.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Casey County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Casey County, month by month
Casey County sees roughly 79 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° | 55° | 45° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 70° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Casey County
The nearest airport, Blue Grass, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 122 miles away.
The best schools in and around Casey County
Schools across Casey County average a C, better than 39% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Perryville Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Walnut Hill Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Liberty Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Casey County Middle SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Casey County High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Casey County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Casey County 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 Casey County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Casey County
Is Casey County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Casey County ranks 2,925th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on affordable childcare, quiet, and tree cover, and lowest on cell coverage and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Casey County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $135,966. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $44,885 median income, cost of living beats 5% of counties.
Is Casey County safe?
Casey County is safer than 40% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $324 per resident a year.
Compare Casey County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Casey County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Casey County 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.
Casey County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Casey County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Casey County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Casey County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Casey County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Casey County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.