Best PlacesMarrowbone, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Marrowbone, 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.
Marrowbone ranks 39,713th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Marrowbone
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.
Marrowbone's strengths and weaknesses
Where Marrowbone ranks high
- Cheap childcare$442 a month, better than 97% of towns
- Short commute19.9 minutes each way, better than 88% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 88% of towns
- QuietBetter than 80% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 79% of towns
Where Marrowbone ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 54 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 5% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 11% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Marrowbone
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Marrowbone home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,633, 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 Marrowbone's effective rate of 0.48%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Marrowbone
Marrowbone runs younger 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 Marrowbone.
Who works in Marrowbone, and how
Work in Marrowbone centers on education 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 Marrowbone
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Marrowbone.
What the weather is like in Marrowbone, month by month
Marrowbone 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 Marrowbone
Nashville International sits about 81 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.6 million passengers in 2025, with 158 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Marrowbone
Schools across Marrowbone average a C, better than 31% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cumberland County Elementary SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Metcalfe County Elementary SchoolD · 19% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cumberland County Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Metcalfe County Middle SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Cumberland County High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Metcalfe County High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Marrowbone school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Marrowbone 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 Marrowbone against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Marrowbone
Is Marrowbone a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Marrowbone ranks 39,713th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, short commutes, and a strong job 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 Marrowbone expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $207,781. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $58,633 median income, cost of living beats 30% of towns.
Is Marrowbone safe?
Marrowbone is safer than 29% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $346 per resident a year.
Compare Marrowbone with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Marrowbone. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Marrowbone 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.
Marrowbone detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Marrowbone: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Marrowbone: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Marrowbone: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Marrowbone: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Marrowbone 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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