Best PlacesCromwell, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cromwell, 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.
Cromwell ranks 43,590th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Thin health care access pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on heat safety.
The best neighborhoods in Cromwell
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.
Cromwell's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cromwell ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 86% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 78% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 72% of towns
- Cheap childcare$660 a month, better than 71% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 67% of towns
Where Cromwell ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 8% of towns
- Household income$50,560 median, better than only 13% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 13% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 15% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cromwell
A household needs to earn about $27,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cromwell home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $50,560, 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 Cromwell's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 Cromwell
Cromwell'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 Cromwell.
Who works in Cromwell, and how
Work in Cromwell centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, 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 Cromwell
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Cromwell.
What the weather is like in Cromwell, month by month
Cromwell sees roughly 99 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 36° | 29° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 48° |
| July | 87° | 77° | 69° |
| October | 72° | 60° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Cromwell
The nearest airport, Owensboro/Daviess County Regional, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 85 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cromwell
Schools across Cromwell average a C, better than 30% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Horse Branch Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Southern Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- North Butler ElementaryD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ohio County Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Butler County Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Ohio County High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Butler County High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cromwell school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cromwell 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 Cromwell against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cromwell
Is Cromwell a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cromwell ranks 43,590th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on heat safety, few empty homes, and a stable housing market, and lowest on thin health care access and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cromwell expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $104,763. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $50,560 median income, cost of living beats 16% of towns.
Is Cromwell safe?
Cromwell is safer than 52% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $269 per resident a year.
Compare Cromwell with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cromwell. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cromwell 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.
Cromwell detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cromwell: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cromwell: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cromwell: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cromwell: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cromwell 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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