Best PlacesEpleys, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Epleys, 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.
Epleys ranks 36,249th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Epleys
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.
Epleys' strengths and weaknesses
Where Epleys ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 90% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 79% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 75% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 74% of towns
- Cheap childcare$660 a month, better than 71% of towns
Where Epleys ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 15% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 15% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 15% of towns
- Household income$52,939 median, better than only 16% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Epleys
A household needs to earn about $30,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Epleys home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $52,939, 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 Epleys' effective rate of 0.48%, 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 Epleys
Epleys 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 Epleys.
Who works in Epleys, and how
Work in Epleys centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Epleys
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Epleys.
What the weather is like in Epleys, month by month
Epleys sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 38° | 31° |
| April | 72° | 60° | 49° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 74° | 62° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Epleys
The nearest airport, Owensboro/Daviess County Regional, is about 57 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 58 miles away.
The best schools in and around Epleys
Schools across Epleys average a C+, better than 47% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Olmstead Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Lewisburg Elementary SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Logan County High SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Epleys school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Epleys 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 Epleys against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Epleys
Is Epleys a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Epleys ranks 36,249th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, low property taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on health outcomes 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 Epleys expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $118,472. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $52,939 median income, cost of living beats 24% of towns.
Is Epleys safe?
Epleys is safer than 50% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $277 per resident a year.
Compare Epleys with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Epleys. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Epleys 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.
Epleys detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Epleys: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Epleys: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Epleys: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Epleys: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Epleys 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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