Best PlacesMoorman, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Moorman, 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.
Moorman ranks 42,562nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. A weak job market pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on short commutes.
The best neighborhoods in Moorman
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.
Moorman's strengths and weaknesses
Where Moorman ranks high
- Short commute21.2 minutes each way, better than 83% of towns
- Cheap childcare$575 a month, better than 81% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 70% of towns
- QuietBetter than 70% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 68% of towns
Where Moorman ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 13% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 14% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 14% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Moorman
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Moorman home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,200, 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 Moorman's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Moorman
Moorman'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 Moorman.
Who works in Moorman, and how
Work in Moorman centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Moorman
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Moorman.
What the weather is like in Moorman, month by month
Moorman sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 37° | 30° |
| April | 71° | 59° | 50° |
| July | 89° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 74° | 62° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Moorman
The nearest airport, Owensboro/Daviess County Regional, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 91 miles away.
The best schools in and around Moorman
Schools across Moorman average a C−, better than 23% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bremen Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Livermore Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Central City ElementaryC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ohio County Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Mclean County Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Muhlenberg North MiddleD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Ohio County High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Mclean County High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Muhlenberg County High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Moorman school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Moorman 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 Moorman against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Moorman
Is Moorman a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Moorman ranks 42,562nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, affordable childcare, and tree cover, and lowest on a weak job market and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Moorman expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $147,082. The overall cost of living runs about 24% below the national average. Set against a $59,200 median income, cost of living beats 40% of towns.
Is Moorman safe?
Moorman is safer than 31% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $338 per resident a year.
Compare Moorman with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Moorman. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Moorman 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.
Moorman detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Moorman: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Moorman: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Moorman: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Moorman: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Moorman 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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