Best PlacesElizabethtown, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Elizabethtown, 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.
Elizabethtown ranks 46,817th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Elizabethtown
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.
Elizabethtown's strengths and weaknesses
Where Elizabethtown ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- QuietBetter than 92% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 77% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 77% of towns
- Cheap childcare$704 a month, better than 64% of towns
Where Elizabethtown ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 50 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of towns
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$40,869 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Elizabethtown
A household needs to earn about $20,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Elizabethtown home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $40,869, 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 Elizabethtown's effective rate of 0.74%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Elizabethtown
Elizabethtown 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 Elizabethtown.
Who works in Elizabethtown, and how
Work in Elizabethtown centers on health care & social and mining & oil & gas. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Elizabethtown
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Elizabethtown.
What the weather is like in Elizabethtown, month by month
Elizabethtown sees roughly 50 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 34° | 27° |
| April | 69° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 88° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 72° | 59° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Elizabethtown
The nearest airport, Barkley Regional, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 129 miles away.
The best schools in and around Elizabethtown
Schools across Elizabethtown average a D−, better than 2% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Gallatin Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
- Hardin County Elem SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Gallatin Junior High SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Hardin County Jr High SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top high schools
- Gallatin High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
- Hardin County High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Elizabethtown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Elizabethtown 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 Elizabethtown against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Elizabethtown
Is Elizabethtown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Elizabethtown ranks 46,817th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, quiet, and walkability, and lowest on the weather and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Elizabethtown expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $76,403. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $40,869 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Elizabethtown safe?
Elizabethtown is safer than 52% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $241 per resident a year.
Compare Elizabethtown with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Elizabethtown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Elizabethtown 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.
Elizabethtown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Elizabethtown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Elizabethtown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Elizabethtown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Elizabethtown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Elizabethtown 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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