Best PlacesNepton, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Nepton, 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.
Nepton ranks 38,974th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Tree cover pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on affordable childcare.
The best neighborhoods in Nepton
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.
Nepton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Nepton ranks high
- Cheap childcare$545 a month, better than 88% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 85% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 68% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 67% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 65% of towns
Where Nepton ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 9% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 13% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 13% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 16% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Nepton
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Nepton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,039, 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 Nepton's effective rate of 0.57%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Nepton
Nepton runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Nepton.
Who works in Nepton, and how
Work in Nepton centers on health care & social and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Nepton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Nepton.
What the weather is like in Nepton, month by month
Nepton sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 32° | 26° |
| April | 67° | 55° | 45° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Nepton
The nearest airport, Blue Grass, is about 52 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 63 miles away.
The best schools in and around Nepton
Schools across Nepton average a C−, better than 25% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Ewing Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Mason County Intermediate SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mason County Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Simons Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Fleming County High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Mason County High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Nepton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Nepton 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 Nepton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Nepton
Is Nepton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Nepton ranks 38,974th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, cell coverage, and low property taxes, and lowest on tree cover 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 Nepton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $167,168. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $60,039 median income, cost of living beats 34% of towns.
Is Nepton safe?
Nepton is safer than 33% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $340 per resident a year.
Compare Nepton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Nepton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Nepton 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.
Nepton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Nepton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Nepton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Nepton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Nepton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Nepton 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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