Best PlacesNewstead, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Newstead, 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.
Newstead ranks 32,131st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Newstead
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.
Newstead's strengths and weaknesses
Where Newstead ranks high
- Cheap childcare$503 a month, better than 92% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 90% of towns
- Short commute20.4 minutes each way, better than 86% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 72% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 71% of towns
Where Newstead ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 6% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 8% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Newstead
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Newstead home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,250, 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 Newstead's effective rate of 0.63%, 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 Newstead
Newstead's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Newstead.
Who works in Newstead, and how
Work in Newstead centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Newstead
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Newstead.
What the weather is like in Newstead, month by month
Newstead sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 38° | 30° |
| April | 71° | 59° | 49° |
| July | 89° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 73° | 62° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Newstead
The nearest airport, Barkley Regional, is about 64 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 72 miles away.
The best schools in and around Newstead
Schools across Newstead average a C, better than 29% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- South Christian Elementary SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hopkinsville Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Hopkinsville High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Newstead school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Newstead 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 Newstead against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Newstead
Is Newstead a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Newstead ranks 32,131st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, civic engagement, and short commutes, and lowest on biking and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Newstead expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $228,700. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $61,250 median income, cost of living beats 54% of towns.
Is Newstead safe?
Yes, Newstead is safer than 71% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $216 per resident a year.
Compare Newstead with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Newstead. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Newstead 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.
Newstead detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Newstead: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Newstead: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Newstead: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Newstead: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Newstead 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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