Best PlacesGreen Road, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Green Road, 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.
Green Road ranks 48,748th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Green Road
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.
Green Road's strengths and weaknesses
Where Green Road ranks high
- Cheap childcare$461 a month, better than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 85% of towns
- QuietBetter than 76% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 72% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 67% of towns
Where Green Road ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$32,826 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Green Road
A household needs to earn about $33,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Green Road home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $32,826; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Green Road's effective rate of 0.60%, 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 Green Road
Green Road'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 Green Road.
Who works in Green Road, and how
Work in Green Road centers on hospitality & food and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Green Road
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Green Road.
What the weather is like in Green Road, month by month
Green Road sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 36° | 26° |
| April | 72° | 57° | 43° |
| July | 88° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 74° | 59° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Green Road
The nearest airport, McGhee Tyson, is about 81 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 150 miles away.
The best schools in and around Green Road
Schools across Green Road average a D+, better than 11% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Girdler Elementary SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- Knox County Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Knox Central High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Green Road school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Green Road 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 Green Road against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Green Road
Is Green Road a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Green Road ranks 48,748th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, tree cover, and quiet, and lowest on thin health care access and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Green Road expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $128,414. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $32,826 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Green Road safe?
Yes, Green Road is safer than 55% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $256 per resident a year.
Compare Green Road with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Green Road. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Green Road 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.
Green Road detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Green Road: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Green Road: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Green Road: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Green Road: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Green Road 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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