Best PlacesGilstrap, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Gilstrap, 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.
Gilstrap ranks 26,935th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Gilstrap
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.
Gilstrap's strengths and weaknesses
Where Gilstrap ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 92% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 86% of towns
Where Gilstrap ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 10% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 10% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 14% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 15% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Gilstrap
A household needs to earn about $25,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Gilstrap home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,015, 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 Gilstrap'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 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 Gilstrap
Gilstrap runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Gilstrap.
Who works in Gilstrap, and how
Work in Gilstrap centers on manufacturing and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 1%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Gilstrap
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Gilstrap.
What the weather is like in Gilstrap, month by month
Gilstrap sees roughly 103 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 Gilstrap
The nearest airport, Owensboro/Daviess County Regional, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 82 miles away.
The best schools in and around Gilstrap
Schools across Gilstrap average a D, better than 10% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Southern Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- North Butler ElementaryD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Butler County Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Butler County High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Gilstrap school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Gilstrap 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 Gilstrap against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Gilstrap
Is Gilstrap a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Gilstrap ranks 26,935th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on heat safety, tree cover, and a stable housing market, and lowest on biking and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Gilstrap expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $98,300. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $67,015 median income, cost of living beats 51% of towns.
Is Gilstrap safe?
Yes, Gilstrap is safer than 86% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $175 per resident a year.
Compare Gilstrap with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Gilstrap. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Gilstrap 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.
Gilstrap detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Gilstrap: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Gilstrap: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Gilstrap: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Gilstrap: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Gilstrap 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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