Best PlacesCub Run, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cub Run, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Cub Run ranks 37,034th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Cub Run
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.
Cub Run's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cub Run ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 74% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 107 pleasant days a year, better than 72% of towns
- Cheap childcare$660 a month, better than 71% of towns
Where Cub Run ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 8% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 11% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 12% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cub Run
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cub Run home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,571, 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 Cub Run'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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Cub Run
Cub Run runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Cub Run.
Who works in Cub Run, and how
Work in Cub Run centers on manufacturing and hospitality & food. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Cub Run
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Cub Run.
What the weather is like in Cub Run, month by month
Cub Run sees roughly 107 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 Cub Run
The nearest airport, Louisville Muhammad Ali International, is about 63 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 88 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cub Run
Schools across Cub Run average a C, better than 30% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Kyrock Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Cub Run Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- South Edmonson Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Edmonson County 5/6 CenterC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Edmonson County High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Hart County High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cub Run school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cub Run 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 Cub Run against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cub Run
Is Cub Run a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cub Run ranks 37,034th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on heat safety, tree cover, and a strong job market, and lowest on education levels and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cub Run expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $156,087. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $69,571 median income, cost of living beats 48% of towns.
Is Cub Run safe?
Yes, Cub Run is safer than 59% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $248 per resident a year.
Compare Cub Run with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cub Run. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cub Run 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.
Cub Run detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cub Run: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cub Run: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cub Run: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cub Run: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cub Run 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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