Best PlacesHebbardsville, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hebbardsville, 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.
Hebbardsville ranks 35,536th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. The weather pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on few empty homes.
The best neighborhoods in Hebbardsville
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.
Hebbardsville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hebbardsville ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 85% of towns
- Cheap childcare$570 a month, better than 82% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 82% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 79% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 71% of towns
Where Hebbardsville ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 55 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of towns
- Short commute42.9 minutes each way, better than only 3% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 15% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hebbardsville
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hebbardsville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,587, 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 Hebbardsville's effective rate of 0.76%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Hebbardsville
Hebbardsville'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 Hebbardsville.
Who works in Hebbardsville, and how
Work in Hebbardsville centers on health care & social and other services. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 97%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Hebbardsville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hebbardsville.
What the weather is like in Hebbardsville, month by month
Hebbardsville sees roughly 55 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 44, 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 | 44° | 34° | 26° |
| April | 70° | 57° | 46° |
| July | 89° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 73° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Hebbardsville
The nearest airport, Owensboro/Daviess County Regional, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 120 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hebbardsville
Schools across Hebbardsville average a C, better than 39% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Niagara Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- West Louisville Elementary SchoolC · 34% proficient
- East Heights Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Henderson County South Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Henderson County North Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
- F T Burns Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Henderson County High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Apollo High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hebbardsville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hebbardsville 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 Hebbardsville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hebbardsville
Is Hebbardsville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hebbardsville ranks 35,536th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, affordable childcare, and a stable housing market, and lowest on the weather and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hebbardsville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $206,600. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $65,587 median income, cost of living beats 43% of towns.
Is Hebbardsville safe?
Yes, Hebbardsville is safer than 71% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $218 per resident a year.
Compare Hebbardsville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hebbardsville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hebbardsville 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.
Hebbardsville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hebbardsville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hebbardsville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hebbardsville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hebbardsville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hebbardsville 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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