Best PlacesFulgham, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fulgham, 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.
Fulgham ranks 42,127th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Health outcomes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on few empty homes.
The best neighborhoods in Fulgham
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.
Fulgham's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fulgham ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 89% of towns
- Cheap childcare$591 a month, better than 79% of towns
- Short commute23.1 minutes each way, better than 74% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 71% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 70% of towns
Where Fulgham ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 5% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Household income$48,996 median, better than only 11% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 13% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fulgham
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fulgham home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $48,996, 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 Fulgham's effective rate of 0.55%, 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 Fulgham
Fulgham runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Fulgham.
Who works in Fulgham, and how
Work in Fulgham centers on manufacturing and admin & support services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Fulgham
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fulgham.
What the weather is like in Fulgham, month by month
Fulgham sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 38° | 31° |
| April | 71° | 60° | 50° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 74° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Fulgham
The nearest airport, Barkley Regional, is about 29 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 127 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fulgham
Schools across Fulgham average a C, better than 38% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hickman County Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Hickman County High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fulgham school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fulgham 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 Fulgham against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fulgham
Is Fulgham a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fulgham ranks 42,127th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, affordable childcare, and short commutes, and lowest on health outcomes and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fulgham expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $123,350. The overall cost of living runs about 27% below the national average. Set against a $48,996 median income, cost of living beats 24% of towns.
Is Fulgham safe?
Fulgham is safer than 26% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $359 per resident a year.
Compare Fulgham with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fulgham. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fulgham 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.
Fulgham detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fulgham: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fulgham: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fulgham: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fulgham: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fulgham 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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