Best PlacesLovett, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lovett, 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.
Lovett ranks 21,119th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Taxes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on a strong job market.
The best neighborhoods in Lovett
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.
Lovett's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lovett ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 90% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 86% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 80% of towns
- Household income$88,140 median, better than 75% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 75% of towns
Where Lovett ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 6% of towns
- Short commute36.0 minutes each way, better than only 12% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 21% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 68 pleasant days a year, better than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lovett
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lovett home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $88,140, 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 Lovett's effective rate of 0.73%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Lovett
Lovett runs older 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 Lovett.
Who works in Lovett, and how
Work in Lovett centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Lovett
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lovett.
What the weather is like in Lovett, month by month
Lovett sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 31° | 24° |
| April | 64° | 55° | 43° |
| July | 84° | 77° | 66° |
| October | 68° | 58° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Lovett
The nearest airport, Louisville Muhammad Ali International, is about 52 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 53 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lovett
Schools across Lovett average a C+, better than 52% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Graham Creek Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Hayden Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
- North Vernon Elementary SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jennings County Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Jennings County High SchoolB · 49% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lovett school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lovett 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 Lovett against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lovett
Is Lovett a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lovett ranks 21,119th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, cheap car insurance, and state infrastructure, and lowest on taxes and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lovett expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $192,967. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $88,140 median income, cost of living beats 75% of towns.
Is Lovett safe?
Yes, Lovett is safer than 62% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $236 per resident a year.
Compare Lovett with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lovett. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lovett 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.
Lovett detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lovett: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lovett: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lovett: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lovett: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lovett 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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