Best PlacesFolsomdale, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Folsomdale, 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.
Folsomdale ranks 25,523rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Folsomdale
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.
Folsomdale's strengths and weaknesses
Where Folsomdale ranks high
- Short commute17.7 minutes each way, better than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$503 a month, better than 92% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 89% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 86% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 76% of towns
Where Folsomdale ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 11% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 15% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Folsomdale
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Folsomdale home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,105, 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 Folsomdale's effective rate of 0.62%, 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 Folsomdale
Folsomdale's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Folsomdale.
Who works in Folsomdale, and how
Work in Folsomdale centers on manufacturing and information. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Folsomdale
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Folsomdale.
What the weather is like in Folsomdale, month by month
Folsomdale sees roughly 60 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 Folsomdale
The nearest airport, Barkley Regional, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 123 miles away.
The best schools in and around Folsomdale
Schools across Folsomdale average a B−, better than 61% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Symsonia Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Graves County Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Graves County High SchoolC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Folsomdale school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Folsomdale 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 Folsomdale against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Folsomdale
Is Folsomdale a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Folsomdale ranks 25,523rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, affordable childcare, and fast internet, and lowest on tree cover and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Folsomdale expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $146,300. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $76,105 median income, cost of living beats 66% of towns.
Is Folsomdale safe?
Yes, Folsomdale is safer than 76% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $203 per resident a year.
Compare Folsomdale with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Folsomdale. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Folsomdale 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.
Folsomdale detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Folsomdale: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Folsomdale: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Folsomdale: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Folsomdale: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Folsomdale 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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