Best PlacesLeGrande, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around LeGrande, 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.
LeGrande ranks 46,378th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in LeGrande
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.
LeGrande's strengths and weaknesses
Where LeGrande ranks high
- Short commute12.8 minutes each way, better than 99% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 87% of towns
- Cheap childcare$660 a month, better than 71% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 68% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 68% of towns
Where LeGrande ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 54 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$39,098 median, better than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in LeGrande
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median LeGrande home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $39,098, 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 LeGrande's effective rate of 0.58%, 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 LeGrande
LeGrande runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for LeGrande.
Who works in LeGrande, and how
Work in LeGrande centers on hospitality & food and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in LeGrande
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across LeGrande.
What the weather is like in LeGrande, month by month
LeGrande sees roughly 54 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 48, 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 | 48° | 36° | 27° |
| April | 72° | 57° | 44° |
| July | 90° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 47° |
Flying in and out of LeGrande
The nearest airport, Louisville Muhammad Ali International, is about 71 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 84 miles away.
The best schools in and around LeGrande
Schools across LeGrande average a D, better than 5% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Caverna Elementary SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top middle schools
- Caverna Middle SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Caverna High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every LeGrande school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
LeGrande 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 LeGrande against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in LeGrande
Is LeGrande a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, LeGrande ranks 46,378th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, cell coverage, and affordable childcare, and lowest on tree cover and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is LeGrande expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $146,900. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $39,098 median income, cost of living beats 6% of towns.
Is LeGrande safe?
LeGrande is safer than 34% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $324 per resident a year.
Compare LeGrande with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to LeGrande. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in LeGrande 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.
LeGrande detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for LeGrande: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in LeGrande: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of LeGrande: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in LeGrande: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
LeGrande 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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