Best PlacesKnott County, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Knott 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.
Knott County ranks 3,000th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Knott 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.
Knott County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Knott County ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 93% of counties
- Cheap childcare$545 a month, better than 84% of counties
- QuietBetter than 80% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 79% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than 78% of counties
Where Knott County ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 1% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than only 2% of counties
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of counties
- Cell coverageBetter than only 4% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Knott County
A household needs to earn about $24,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Knott County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $47,442, 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 Knott County's effective rate of 0.52%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Knott County
Knott County runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Knott County.
Who works in Knott County, and how
Work in Knott County centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Knott County
Knott County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties. That concentrates in some parts of Knott County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Knott County growing, and who is moving in?
Knott County has lost about 16% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Perry County, KY.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Knott County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Knott County, month by month
Knott County sees roughly 82 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 35° | 27° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 46° |
| July | 86° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 72° | 59° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Knott County
The nearest airport, Tri-Cities, is about 66 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 151 miles away.
The best schools in and around Knott County
Schools across Knott County average a D, better than 6% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Carr Creek Elementary SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Hindman Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Jones Fork Elementary SchoolD · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Knott County Central High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Knott County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Knott 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 Knott County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Knott County
Is Knott County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Knott County ranks 3,000th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on tree cover, affordable childcare, and quiet, and lowest on biking and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Knott County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $93,909. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $47,442 median income, cost of living beats 8% of counties.
Is Knott County safe?
Knott County is safer than 45% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $311 per resident a year.
Compare Knott County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Knott County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Knott 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.
Knott County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Knott County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Knott County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Knott County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Knott County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Knott 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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