Best PlacesLewisport, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lewisport, 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.
Lewisport ranks 28,992nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on walkability, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Lewisport
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.
Lewisport's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lewisport ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 81% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 79% of towns
- Cheap childcare$648 a month, better than 73% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 72% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 71% of towns
Where Lewisport ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 11% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 12% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 16% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 18% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lewisport
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lewisport home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $78,051, 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 Lewisport's effective rate of 0.71%, 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 Lewisport
Lewisport'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 Lewisport.
Who works in Lewisport, and how
Work in Lewisport centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Lewisport
Lewisport has more restaurants and bars per resident than 95% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Lewisport and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Lewisport, month by month
Lewisport sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 35° | 28° |
| April | 70° | 58° | 48° |
| July | 89° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 72° | 60° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Lewisport
The nearest airport, Owensboro/Daviess County Regional, is about 19 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 124 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lewisport
Schools across Lewisport average a C, better than 34% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- North Hancock Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- East View Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Daviess County Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
- Hancock County Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Hancock County High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Daviess County High SchoolC · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lewisport school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lewisport 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 Lewisport against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lewisport
Is Lewisport a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lewisport ranks 28,992nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, fast internet, and affordable childcare, and lowest on disaster risk and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lewisport expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $174,441. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $78,051 median income, cost of living beats 72% of towns.
Is Lewisport safe?
Yes, Lewisport is safer than 70% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $224 per resident a year.
Compare Lewisport with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lewisport. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lewisport 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.
Lewisport detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lewisport: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lewisport: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lewisport: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lewisport: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lewisport 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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