Best PlacesMillstone, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Millstone, 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.
Millstone ranks 49,053rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Millstone
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.
Millstone's strengths and weaknesses
Where Millstone ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of towns
- Cheap childcare$545 a month, better than 88% of towns
Where Millstone ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- Short commute45.4 minutes each way, better than only 2% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 5% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Millstone
A household needs to earn about $20,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Millstone home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $43,926, 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 Millstone's effective rate of 0.37%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Millstone
Millstone runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Millstone.
Who works in Millstone, and how
Work in Millstone centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Millstone
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Millstone.
What the weather is like in Millstone, month by month
Millstone sees roughly 102 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 34° | 28° |
| April | 64° | 54° | 45° |
| July | 81° | 72° | 64° |
| October | 66° | 57° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Millstone
The nearest airport, Tri-Cities, is about 52 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 166 miles away.
The best schools in and around Millstone
Schools across Millstone average a D+, better than 15% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Martha Jane Potter Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Fleming Neon Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Letcher County Central High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Millstone school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Millstone 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 Millstone against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Millstone
Is Millstone a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Millstone ranks 49,053rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, few empty homes, and heat safety, and lowest on thin health care access and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Millstone expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $79,772. The overall cost of living runs about 24% below the national average. Set against a $43,926 median income, cost of living beats 9% of towns.
Is Millstone safe?
Millstone is safer than 12% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $476 per resident a year.
Compare Millstone with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Millstone. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Millstone 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.
Millstone detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Millstone: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Millstone: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Millstone: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Millstone: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Millstone 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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