Best PlacesHenshaw, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Henshaw, 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.
Henshaw ranks 41,994th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Henshaw
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.
Henshaw's strengths and weaknesses
Where Henshaw ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 77% of towns
- Cheap childcare$629 a month, better than 76% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 70% of towns
- QuietBetter than 69% of towns
Where Henshaw ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 49 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 12% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 15% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Henshaw
A household needs to earn about $24,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Henshaw home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $68,847, 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 Henshaw's effective rate of 0.85%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Henshaw
Henshaw 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 Henshaw.
Who works in Henshaw, and how
Work in Henshaw centers on agriculture & forestry and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Henshaw
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Henshaw.
What the weather is like in Henshaw, month by month
Henshaw sees roughly 49 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 Henshaw
The nearest airport, Evansville Regional, is about 42 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 129 miles away.
The best schools in and around Henshaw
Schools across Henshaw average a D+, better than 12% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sturgis Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Union County Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Union County High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Henshaw school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Henshaw 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 Henshaw against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Henshaw
Is Henshaw a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Henshaw ranks 41,994th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, fast internet, and affordable childcare, and lowest on the weather and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Henshaw expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $90,704. The overall cost of living runs about 25% below the national average. Set against a $68,847 median income, cost of living beats 70% of towns.
Is Henshaw safe?
Henshaw is safer than 10% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $513 per resident a year.
Compare Henshaw with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Henshaw. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Henshaw 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.
Henshaw detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Henshaw: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Henshaw: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Henshaw: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Henshaw: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Henshaw 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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