Best PlacesHickman County, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Hickman County, 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.
Hickman County ranks 2,499th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. Health outcomes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low property taxes.
The best neighborhoods in Hickman County
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.
Hickman County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hickman County ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 74% of counties
- Cheap childcare$591 a month, better than 74% of counties
- Short commute21.2 minutes each way, better than 71% of counties
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 68% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 62% of counties
Where Hickman County ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of counties
- BikingBetter than only 5% of counties
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of counties
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 12% of counties
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 15% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Hickman County
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hickman County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,909, 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 Hickman County's effective rate of 0.55%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hickman County
Hickman County runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hickman County.
Who works in Hickman County, and how
Work in Hickman County centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Hickman County
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hickman County.
Is Hickman County growing, and who is moving in?
Hickman County has lost about 6% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Peoria, IL.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Hickman County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Hickman County, month by month
Hickman County sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 38° | 31° |
| April | 71° | 60° | 50° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 74° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Hickman County
The nearest airport, Barkley Regional, is about 29 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 126 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hickman County
Schools across Hickman County average a C, better than 40% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Hickman County Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Hickman County High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hickman County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hickman County 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 Hickman County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Hickman County
Is Hickman County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hickman County ranks 2,499th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on low property taxes, affordable childcare, and short commutes, and lowest on health outcomes and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hickman County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $113,206. The overall cost of living runs about 26% below the national average. Set against a $63,909 median income, cost of living beats 68% of counties.
Is Hickman County safe?
Hickman County is safer than 23% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $389 per resident a year.
Compare Hickman County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hickman County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hickman County 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.
Hickman County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hickman County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hickman County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hickman County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hickman County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hickman County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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