Best PlacesFarley, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Farley, 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.
Farley ranks 46,763rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Farley
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.
Farley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Farley ranks high
- Short commute17.1 minutes each way, better than 95% of towns
- Cheap childcare$503 a month, better than 92% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 89% of towns
- BikingBetter than 76% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 73% of towns
Where Farley ranks low
- Household income$43,022 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 7% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Farley
A household needs to earn about $21,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Farley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $43,022, 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 Farley's effective rate of 0.61%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Farley
Farley runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, 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 Farley.
Who works in Farley, and how
Work in Farley centers on retail trade and hospitality & food. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Farley
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Farley.
What the weather is like in Farley, month by month
Farley sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 37° | 28° |
| April | 73° | 59° | 46° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 77° | 61° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Farley
The nearest airport, Barkley Regional, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 123 miles away.
The best schools in and around Farley
Schools across Farley average a C+, better than 44% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Reidland Intermediate SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Reidland Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Mccracken County High SchoolC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Farley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Farley 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 Farley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Farley
Is Farley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Farley ranks 46,763rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, affordable childcare, and cell coverage, and lowest on low incomes and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Farley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $82,463. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $43,022 median income, cost of living beats 7% of towns.
Is Farley safe?
Farley is safer than 40% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $306 per resident a year.
Compare Farley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Farley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Farley 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.
Farley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Farley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Farley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Farley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Farley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Farley 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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