Best PlacesHopkinsville, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hopkinsville, 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.
Hopkinsville ranks 2,013th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hopkinsville
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.
Hopkinsville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hopkinsville ranks high
- Cheap childcare$503 a month, better than 98% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 83% of cities
- Short commute21.6 minutes each way, better than 79% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 70% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than 65% of cities
Where Hopkinsville ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of cities
- Household income$54,489 median, better than only 3% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than only 10% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than only 11% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 11% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Hopkinsville
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hopkinsville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,489, 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 Hopkinsville's effective rate of 0.62%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hopkinsville
Hopkinsville runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hopkinsville.
Who works in Hopkinsville, and how
Work in Hopkinsville centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Hopkinsville
Hopkinsville has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of cities and more parkland per resident than 78% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Hopkinsville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Hopkinsville, month by month
Hopkinsville sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 38° | 30° |
| April | 71° | 59° | 49° |
| July | 89° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 73° | 62° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Hopkinsville
The nearest airport, Owensboro/Daviess County Regional, is about 63 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 68 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hopkinsville
Schools across Hopkinsville average a C−, better than 13% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Sinking Fork Elementary SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Crofton Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- South Christian Elementary SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hopkinsville Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Christian County Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Hopkinsville High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Christian County High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- Bluegrass Learning AcademyF · 7% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hopkinsville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hopkinsville 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 Hopkinsville against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Hopkinsville suits
Common questions about living in Hopkinsville
Is Hopkinsville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hopkinsville ranks 2,013th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on affordable childcare, low property taxes, and short commutes, and lowest on health outcomes and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hopkinsville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $156,035. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $54,489 median income, cost of living beats 11% of cities.
Is Hopkinsville safe?
Hopkinsville is safer than 22% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $383 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Hopkinsville?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 47 with lows near 30. That works out to about 66 pleasant days a year, more than 18% of cities.
Is Hopkinsville good for families?
Schools beat 13% of cities, crime safety beats 22%, and childcare runs $503 a month.
Compare Hopkinsville with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hopkinsville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hopkinsville 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.
Hopkinsville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hopkinsville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hopkinsville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hopkinsville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hopkinsville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hopkinsville 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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