Best PlacesGracey, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Gracey, 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.
Gracey ranks 29,539th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on affordable childcare, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Gracey
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.
Gracey's strengths and weaknesses
Where Gracey ranks high
- Cheap childcare$537 a month, better than 88% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 75% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 72% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 67% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 66% of towns
Where Gracey ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 16% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 67 pleasant days a year, better than only 19% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 27% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 28% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 28% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Gracey
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Gracey home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,781, 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 Gracey'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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Gracey
Gracey'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 Gracey.
Who works in Gracey, and how
Work in Gracey centers on health care & social and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Gracey
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Gracey.
What the weather is like in Gracey, month by month
Gracey sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 38° | 30° |
| April | 71° | 59° | 49° |
| July | 89° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 73° | 62° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Gracey
The nearest airport, Barkley Regional, is about 63 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 76 miles away.
The best schools in and around Gracey
Schools across Gracey average a C−, better than 27% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sinking Fork Elementary SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- South Christian Elementary SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Trigg County Intermediate SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hopkinsville Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Trigg County Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Christian County Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Hopkinsville High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Trigg County High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Christian County High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Gracey school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Gracey 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 Gracey against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Gracey
Is Gracey a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Gracey ranks 29,539th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a strong job market, and civic engagement, and lowest on car insurance costs and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Gracey expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $214,071. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $69,781 median income, cost of living beats 59% of towns.
Is Gracey safe?
Yes, Gracey is safer than 56% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $259 per resident a year.
Compare Gracey with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Gracey. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Gracey 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.
Gracey detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Gracey: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Gracey: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Gracey: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Gracey: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Gracey 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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