Best PlacesNerinx, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Nerinx, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Nerinx ranks 29,578th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on few empty homes, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Nerinx
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.
Nerinx's strengths and weaknesses
Where Nerinx ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 82% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 74% of towns
- QuietBetter than 72% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 67% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 66% of towns
Where Nerinx ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 12% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 17% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 17% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 68 pleasant days a year, better than only 21% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 26% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Nerinx
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Nerinx home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $68,144, 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 Nerinx's effective rate of 0.53%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Nerinx
Nerinx'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 Nerinx.
Who works in Nerinx, and how
Work in Nerinx centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 98%
- Work from home 1%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Nerinx
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Nerinx.
What the weather is like in Nerinx, month by month
Nerinx sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 34° | 27° |
| April | 67° | 55° | 45° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Nerinx
The nearest airport, Louisville Muhammad Ali International, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 103 miles away.
The best schools in and around Nerinx
Schools across Nerinx average a C, better than 36% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- West Marion Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bardstown Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Marion County Middle SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Marion County High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Nerinx school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Nerinx 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 Nerinx against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Nerinx
Is Nerinx a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Nerinx ranks 29,578th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, low property taxes, and quiet, and lowest on car insurance costs and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Nerinx expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $193,667. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $68,144 median income, cost of living beats 49% of towns.
Is Nerinx safe?
Yes, Nerinx is safer than 66% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $232 per resident a year.
Compare Nerinx with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Nerinx. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Nerinx 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.
Nerinx detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Nerinx: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Nerinx: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Nerinx: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Nerinx: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Nerinx 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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