Best PlacesHendron, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hendron, 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.
Hendron ranks 24,870th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hendron
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.
Hendron's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hendron ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 92% of towns
- Cheap childcare$503 a month, better than 92% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 91% of towns
- Short commute19.2 minutes each way, better than 90% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 89% of towns
Where Hendron ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 11% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 14% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hendron
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hendron home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,300, 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 Hendron's effective rate of 0.76%, 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 Hendron
Hendron runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hendron.
Who works in Hendron, and how
Work in Hendron centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Hendron
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hendron.
What the weather is like in Hendron, month by month
Hendron sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 37° | 28° |
| April | 73° | 59° | 46° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 77° | 61° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Hendron
The nearest airport, Barkley Regional, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 126 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hendron
Schools across Hendron average a B−, better than 54% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lone Oak Intermediate SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Hendron Lone Oak Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lone Oak Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Mccracken County High SchoolC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hendron school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hendron 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 Hendron against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hendron
Is Hendron a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hendron ranks 24,870th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cell coverage, affordable childcare, and an educated workforce, and lowest on the weather and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hendron expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $221,114. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $69,300 median income, cost of living beats 72% of towns.
Is Hendron safe?
Hendron is safer than 42% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $300 per resident a year.
Compare Hendron with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hendron. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hendron 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.
Hendron detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hendron: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hendron: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hendron: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hendron: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hendron 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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