Best PlacesDepoy, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Depoy, 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.
Depoy ranks 40,446th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Depoy
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.
Depoy's strengths and weaknesses
Where Depoy ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 95% of towns
- Cheap childcare$562 a month, better than 85% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 82% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 74% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 72% of towns
Where Depoy ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 9% of towns
- Household income$48,503 median, better than only 10% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 12% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 15% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Depoy
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Depoy home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $48,503, 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 Depoy's effective rate of 0.53%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Depoy
Depoy 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 Depoy.
Who works in Depoy, and how
Work in Depoy centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Depoy
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Depoy.
What the weather is like in Depoy, month by month
Depoy sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 37° | 30° |
| April | 71° | 59° | 50° |
| July | 89° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 74° | 62° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Depoy
The nearest airport, Owensboro/Daviess County Regional, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 81 miles away.
The best schools in and around Depoy
Schools across Depoy average a D+, better than 15% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Greenville Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Bremen Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Longest ElementaryD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Muhlenberg South Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Muhlenberg North MiddleD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Muhlenberg County High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Depoy school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Depoy 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 Depoy against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Depoy
Is Depoy a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Depoy ranks 40,446th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, affordable childcare, and a strong job 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 Depoy expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $161,404. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $48,503 median income, cost of living beats 25% of towns.
Is Depoy safe?
Depoy is safer than 47% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $282 per resident a year.
Compare Depoy with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Depoy. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Depoy 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.
Depoy detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Depoy: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Depoy: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Depoy: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Depoy: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Depoy 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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