Best PlacesHurley, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hurley, 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.
Hurley ranks 49,001st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hurley
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.
Hurley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hurley ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$487 a month, better than 93% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 87% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 80% of towns
- QuietBetter than 78% of towns
Where Hurley ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$29,518 median, better than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hurley
A household needs to earn about $25,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hurley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $29,518, 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 Hurley's effective rate of 0.47%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Hurley
Hurley 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 Hurley.
Who works in Hurley, and how
Work in Hurley centers on public administration and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Hurley
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hurley.
What the weather is like in Hurley, month by month
Hurley sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 47, 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 | 47° | 36° | 26° |
| April | 72° | 57° | 43° |
| July | 88° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 74° | 59° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Hurley
The nearest airport, Blue Grass, is about 53 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 118 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hurley
Schools across Hurley average a C−, better than 24% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mckee Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Sand Gap Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jackson County Middle SchoolD · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Jackson County High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hurley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hurley 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 Hurley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hurley
Is Hurley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hurley ranks 49,001st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, affordable childcare, and a stable housing market, and lowest on thin health care access and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hurley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $99,285. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $29,518 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Hurley safe?
Hurley is safer than 18% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $415 per resident a year.
Compare Hurley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hurley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hurley 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.
Hurley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hurley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hurley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hurley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hurley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hurley 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.