Best PlacesNarrows, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Narrows, 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.
Narrows ranks 37,156th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Narrows
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.
Narrows' strengths and weaknesses
Where Narrows ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 78% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 77% of towns
- Cheap childcare$660 a month, better than 71% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 68% of towns
Where Narrows ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 63 pleasant days a year, better than only 13% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 15% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Narrows
A household needs to earn about $33,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Narrows home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,573, 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 Narrows' effective rate of 0.50%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Narrows
Narrows 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 Narrows.
Who works in Narrows, and how
Work in Narrows centers on manufacturing and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Narrows
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Narrows.
What the weather is like in Narrows, month by month
Narrows sees roughly 63 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 35° | 28° |
| April | 70° | 58° | 48° |
| July | 89° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 72° | 60° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Narrows
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 98 miles away.
The best schools in and around Narrows
Schools across Narrows average a C, better than 37% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Wayland Alexander Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Horse Branch Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Fordsville Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ohio County Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Grayson County Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Ohio County High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Grayson County High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Narrows school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Narrows 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 Narrows against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Narrows
Is Narrows a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Narrows ranks 37,156th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, tree cover, and low property taxes, and lowest on the weather and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Narrows expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $132,043. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $58,573 median income, cost of living beats 35% of towns.
Is Narrows safe?
Narrows is safer than 40% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $302 per resident a year.
Compare Narrows with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Narrows. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Narrows 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.
Narrows detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Narrows: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Narrows: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Narrows: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Narrows: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Narrows 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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