Best PlacesMortons Gap, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mortons Gap, 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.
Mortons Gap ranks 49,933rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. A weak job market pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on affordable childcare.
The best neighborhoods in Mortons Gap
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.
Mortons Gap's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mortons Gap ranks high
- Cheap childcare$562 a month, better than 85% of towns
- Short commute21.3 minutes each way, better than 83% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 82% of towns
- BikingBetter than 67% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 67% of towns
Where Mortons Gap ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$35,691 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mortons Gap
A household needs to earn about $25,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mortons Gap home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $35,691, 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 Mortons Gap's effective rate of 0.66%, 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 Mortons Gap
Mortons Gap runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mortons Gap.
Who works in Mortons Gap, and how
Work in Mortons Gap centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Mortons Gap
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mortons Gap.
What the weather is like in Mortons Gap, month by month
Mortons Gap sees roughly 72 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 Mortons Gap
The nearest airport, Owensboro/Daviess County Regional, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 89 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mortons Gap
Schools across Mortons Gap average a C−, better than 22% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Earlington Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Southside Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Jesse Stuart Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- James Madison Middle SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Muhlenberg North MiddleD+ · 24% proficient
- South Hopkins Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Madisonville North Hopkins High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Muhlenberg County High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Hopkins County Central High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mortons Gap school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mortons Gap 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 Mortons Gap against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mortons Gap
Is Mortons Gap a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mortons Gap ranks 49,933rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, short commutes, and walkability, and lowest on a weak job market and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mortons Gap expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $98,318. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $35,691 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Mortons Gap safe?
Mortons Gap is safer than 8% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $540 per resident a year.
Compare Mortons Gap with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mortons Gap. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mortons Gap 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.
Mortons Gap detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mortons Gap: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mortons Gap: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mortons Gap: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mortons Gap: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mortons Gap 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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