Best PlacesFlatwoods, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Flatwoods, 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.
Flatwoods ranks 22,578th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Flatwoods
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.
Flatwoods' strengths and weaknesses
Where Flatwoods ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 95% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$517 a month, better than 90% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 89% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 87% of towns
Where Flatwoods ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 11% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 18% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 26% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 28% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Flatwoods
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Flatwoods home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,527, 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 Flatwoods' effective rate of 0.98%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Flatwoods
Flatwoods's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Flatwoods.
Who works in Flatwoods, and how
Work in Flatwoods centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Flatwoods
Flatwoods has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Flatwoods and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Flatwoods, month by month
Flatwoods sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 70° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 89° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 73° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Flatwoods
The nearest airport, Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 103 miles away.
The best schools in and around Flatwoods
Schools across Flatwoods average a C+, better than 48% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Russell-mcdowell Intermediate SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Argillite Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Russell Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Raceland-worthington Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Wurtland Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Russell High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Greenup County High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Raceland-worthington High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Flatwoods school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Flatwoods 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 Flatwoods against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Flatwoods
Is Flatwoods a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Flatwoods ranks 22,578th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, cell coverage, and affordable childcare, 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 Flatwoods expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $125,301. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $64,527 median income, cost of living beats 38% of towns.
Is Flatwoods safe?
Yes, Flatwoods is safer than 71% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $219 per resident a year.
Compare Flatwoods with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Flatwoods. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Flatwoods 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.
Flatwoods detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Flatwoods: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Flatwoods: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Flatwoods: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Flatwoods: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Flatwoods 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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