Best PlacesDermont, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Dermont, 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.
Dermont ranks 14,519th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Dermont
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.
Dermont's strengths and weaknesses
Where Dermont ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 90% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 83% of towns
- Cheap childcare$570 a month, better than 82% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 79% of towns
Where Dermont ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 14% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 17% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 19% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 25% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 30% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Dermont
A household needs to earn about $81,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Dermont home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $85,176, 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 Dermont's effective rate of 0.74%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Dermont
Dermont runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Dermont.
Who works in Dermont, and how
Work in Dermont centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Dermont
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Dermont.
What the weather is like in Dermont, month by month
Dermont sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 35° | 28° |
| April | 70° | 58° | 48° |
| July | 89° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 72° | 60° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Dermont
The nearest airport, Owensboro/Daviess County Regional, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 115 miles away.
The best schools in and around Dermont
Schools across Dermont average a C−, better than 25% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- West Louisville Elementary SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Sorgho Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- F T Burns Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Apollo High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Dermont school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Dermont 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 Dermont against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Dermont
Is Dermont a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Dermont ranks 14,519th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, an educated workforce, and what local pay buys, and lowest on the weather and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Dermont expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $312,830. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $85,176 median income, cost of living beats 83% of towns.
Is Dermont safe?
Yes, Dermont is safer than 66% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $233 per resident a year.
Compare Dermont with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Dermont. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Dermont 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.
Dermont detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Dermont: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Dermont: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Dermont: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Dermont: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Dermont 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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