Best PlacesLarue County, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Larue County, 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.
Larue County ranks 2,115th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on low crime, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Larue 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.
Larue County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Larue County ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 79% of counties
- Low vacancyBetter than 74% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than 71% of counties
- QuietBetter than 69% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than 68% of counties
Where Larue County ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 12% of counties
- Health outlookBetter than only 13% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 13% of counties
- BikingBetter than only 18% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 22% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Larue County
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Larue County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,845, 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 Larue County's effective rate of 0.59%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Larue County
Larue County's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Larue County.
Who works in Larue County, and how
Work in Larue County centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Larue County
Larue County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties. That concentrates in some parts of Larue County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Larue County growing, and who is moving in?
Larue County has grown about 7% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Cincinnati, OH.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Larue County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Larue County, month by month
Larue County sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 34° | 27° |
| April | 68° | 56° | 45° |
| July | 87° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Larue County
The nearest airport, Louisville Muhammad Ali International, is about 44 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 111 miles away.
The best schools in and around Larue County
Schools across Larue County average a C−, better than 23% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Green County Intermediate SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Hodgenville Elementary SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Green County Middle SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Larue County Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Larue County High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Green County High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Larue County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Larue 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 Larue County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Larue County
Is Larue County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Larue County ranks 2,115th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on low crime, few empty homes, and heat safety, and lowest on car insurance costs and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Larue County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $192,924. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $66,845 median income, cost of living beats 41% of counties.
Is Larue County safe?
Yes, Larue County is safer than 79% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $237 per resident a year.
Compare Larue County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Larue County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Larue 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.
Larue County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Larue County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Larue County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Larue County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Larue County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Larue 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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