Best PlacesLabascus, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Labascus, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Labascus ranks 37,546th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Labascus
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.
Labascus' strengths and weaknesses
Where Labascus ranks high
- Cheap childcare$439 a month, better than 97% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 95% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of towns
- Short commute19.2 minutes each way, better than 90% of towns
- QuietBetter than 83% of towns
Where Labascus ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 5% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Labascus
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Labascus home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,055, 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 Labascus' effective rate of 0.56%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Labascus
Labascus runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Labascus.
Who works in Labascus, and how
Work in Labascus centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 68%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in Labascus
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Labascus.
What the weather is like in Labascus, month by month
Labascus sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 36° | 29° |
| April | 69° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Labascus
The nearest airport, Blue Grass, is about 59 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 124 miles away.
The best schools in and around Labascus
Schools across Labascus average a C, better than 38% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Walnut Hill Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Jones Park ElementaryC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Casey County Middle SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Casey County High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Labascus school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Labascus 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 Labascus against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Labascus
Is Labascus a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Labascus ranks 37,546th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a strong job market, and few empty homes, 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 Labascus expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $121,467. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $59,055 median income, cost of living beats 32% of towns.
Is Labascus safe?
Labascus is safer than 26% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $357 per resident a year.
Compare Labascus with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Labascus. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Labascus 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.
Labascus detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Labascus: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Labascus: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Labascus: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Labascus: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Labascus 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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