Best PlacesLivingston County, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Livingston 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.
Livingston County ranks 2,633rd of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Livingston 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.
Livingston County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Livingston County ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 94% of counties
- QuietBetter than 79% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 75% of counties
- Cheap childcare$591 a month, better than 74% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than 73% of counties
Where Livingston County ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 5% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 6% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than only 9% of counties
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 13% of counties
- Cell coverageBetter than only 14% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Livingston County
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Livingston County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,209, 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 Livingston County's 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Livingston County
Livingston County runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Livingston County.
Who works in Livingston County, and how
Work in Livingston 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 84%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Livingston County
Livingston County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 93% of counties. That concentrates in some parts of Livingston County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Livingston County growing, and who is moving in?
Livingston County has lost about 6% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from the rest of the Paducah, KY metro.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Livingston County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Livingston County, month by month
Livingston County sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 36° | 28° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 48° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 70° |
| October | 73° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Livingston County
The nearest airport, Barkley Regional, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 116 miles away.
The best schools in and around Livingston County
Schools across Livingston County average a C−, better than 21% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- South Livingston Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- North Livingston Elementary SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- Livingston County Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Livingston Central High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Livingston County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Livingston 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 Livingston County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Livingston County
Is Livingston County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Livingston County ranks 2,633rd of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on a strong job market, quiet, and a stable housing market, and lowest on health outcomes and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Livingston County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $132,764. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $65,209 median income, cost of living beats 35% of counties.
Is Livingston County safe?
Livingston County is safer than 54% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $292 per resident a year.
Compare Livingston County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Livingston County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Livingston 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.
Livingston County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Livingston County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Livingston County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Livingston County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Livingston County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Livingston 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.