Best PlacesFentress McMahan, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fentress McMahan, 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.
Fentress McMahan ranks 35,069th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Fentress McMahan
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.
Fentress McMahan's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fentress McMahan ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 88% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 88% of towns
- QuietBetter than 77% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 104 pleasant days a year, better than 71% of towns
Where Fentress McMahan ranks low
- Short commute41.7 minutes each way, better than only 4% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 14% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fentress McMahan
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fentress McMahan home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,062, 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 Fentress McMahan's effective rate of 0.57%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Fentress McMahan
Fentress McMahan runs older than the country, 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 Fentress McMahan.
Who works in Fentress McMahan, and how
Work in Fentress McMahan centers on education and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Fentress McMahan
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fentress McMahan.
What the weather is like in Fentress McMahan, month by month
Fentress McMahan sees roughly 104 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 36° | 29° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 48° |
| July | 87° | 77° | 69° |
| October | 72° | 60° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Fentress McMahan
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 103 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fentress McMahan
Schools across Fentress McMahan average a C−, better than 22% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Caneyville Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Ben Johnson Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Breckinridge County Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Grayson County Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Breckinridge County High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Grayson County High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fentress McMahan school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fentress McMahan 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 Fentress McMahan against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fentress McMahan
Is Fentress McMahan a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fentress McMahan ranks 35,069th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on heat safety, a strong job market, and cell coverage, and lowest on long commutes and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fentress McMahan expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $167,543. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $60,062 median income, cost of living beats 32% of towns.
Is Fentress McMahan safe?
Yes, Fentress McMahan is safer than 63% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $236 per resident a year.
Compare Fentress McMahan with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fentress McMahan. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fentress McMahan 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.
Fentress McMahan detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fentress McMahan: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fentress McMahan: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fentress McMahan: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fentress McMahan: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fentress McMahan 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.
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