Best PlacesGlen Dean, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Glen Dean, 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.
Glen Dean ranks 27,370th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Glen Dean
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.
Glen Dean's strengths and weaknesses
Where Glen Dean ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 85% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 82% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 78% of towns
- QuietBetter than 75% of towns
Where Glen Dean ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Short commute36.4 minutes each way, better than only 11% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 13% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Glen Dean
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Glen Dean home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $87,616, 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 Glen Dean's effective rate of 0.51%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Glen Dean
Glen Dean runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Glen Dean.
Who works in Glen Dean, and how
Work in Glen Dean centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Glen Dean
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Glen Dean.
What the weather is like in Glen Dean, month by month
Glen Dean 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 Glen Dean
The nearest airport, Owensboro/Daviess County Regional, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 101 miles away.
The best schools in and around Glen Dean
Schools across Glen Dean average a C−, better than 25% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Fordsville Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Caneyville Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Ben Johnson Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Breckinridge County Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Ohio County Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Grayson County Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Ohio County High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- 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 Glen Dean school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Glen Dean 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 Glen Dean against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Glen Dean
Is Glen Dean a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Glen Dean ranks 27,370th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on heat safety, tree cover, and what local pay buys, and lowest on cell coverage and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Glen Dean expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $174,726. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $87,616 median income, cost of living beats 82% of towns.
Is Glen Dean safe?
Yes, Glen Dean is safer than 58% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $251 per resident a year.
Compare Glen Dean with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Glen Dean. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Glen Dean 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.
Glen Dean detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Glen Dean: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Glen Dean: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Glen Dean: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Glen Dean: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Glen Dean 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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