Best PlacesCreelsboro, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Creelsboro, 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.
Creelsboro ranks 47,013th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Creelsboro
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.
Creelsboro's strengths and weaknesses
Where Creelsboro ranks high
- Cheap childcare$439 a month, better than 97% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 87% of towns
- QuietBetter than 72% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 68% of towns
- Short commute24.2 minutes each way, better than 68% of towns
Where Creelsboro ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$37,096 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 6% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Creelsboro
A household needs to earn about $35,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Creelsboro home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $37,096, 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 Creelsboro's effective rate of 0.41%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Creelsboro
Creelsboro runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Creelsboro.
Who works in Creelsboro, and how
Work in Creelsboro centers on retail trade and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Creelsboro
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Creelsboro.
What the weather is like in Creelsboro, month by month
Creelsboro sees roughly 59 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 Creelsboro
The nearest airport, Blue Grass, is about 86 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 98 miles away.
The best schools in and around Creelsboro
Schools across Creelsboro average a C−, better than 28% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Jamestown Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Russell County Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Clinton County Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Russell County High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Clinton County High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Creelsboro school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Creelsboro 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 Creelsboro against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Creelsboro
Is Creelsboro a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Creelsboro ranks 47,013th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, low property taxes, and quiet, and lowest on education levels and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Creelsboro expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $141,599. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $37,096 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Creelsboro safe?
Creelsboro is safer than 45% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $285 per resident a year.
Compare Creelsboro with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Creelsboro. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Creelsboro 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.
Creelsboro detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Creelsboro: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Creelsboro: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Creelsboro: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Creelsboro: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Creelsboro 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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