Best PlacesInsco, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Insco, 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.
Insco ranks 41,395th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Insco
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.
Insco's strengths and weaknesses
Where Insco ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 93% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 72% of towns
- Cheap childcare$660 a month, better than 71% of towns
Where Insco ranks low
- Household income$42,375 median, better than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 5% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Insco
A household needs to earn about $19,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Insco home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $42,375, 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 Insco's effective rate of 0.37%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Insco
Insco 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 Insco.
Who works in Insco, and how
Work in Insco centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Insco
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Insco.
What the weather is like in Insco, month by month
Insco sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 38° | 31° |
| April | 72° | 60° | 49° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 74° | 62° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Insco
The nearest airport, Owensboro/Daviess County Regional, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 61 miles away.
The best schools in and around Insco
Schools across Insco average a C+, better than 46% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lewisburg Elementary SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Logan County High SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Insco school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Insco 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 Insco against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Insco
Is Insco a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Insco ranks 41,395th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, fast internet, and low property taxes, and lowest on low incomes and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Insco expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $78,700. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $42,375 median income, cost of living beats 8% of towns.
Is Insco safe?
Yes, Insco is safer than 66% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $230 per resident a year.
Compare Insco with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Insco. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Insco 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.
Insco detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Insco: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Insco: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Insco: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Insco: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Insco 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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