Best PlacesNick, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Nick, 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.
Nick ranks 24,026th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Nick
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.
Nick's strengths and weaknesses
Where Nick ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 88% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 82% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 73% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 72% of towns
Where Nick ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 14% of towns
- Short commute34.8 minutes each way, better than only 14% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 16% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Nick
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Nick home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,119, 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 Nick'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 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 Nick
Nick 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 Nick.
Who works in Nick, and how
Work in Nick centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Nick
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Nick.
What the weather is like in Nick, month by month
Nick sees roughly 104 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 36° | 29° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 48° |
| July | 87° | 77° | 69° |
| October | 72° | 60° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Nick
The nearest airport, Owensboro/Daviess County 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 Nick
Schools across Nick average a C−, better than 26% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Kyrock Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- South Edmonson Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- North Warren ElementaryD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- Edmonson County 5/6 CenterC− · 30% proficient
- Warren East Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Edmonson County High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Warren East High SchoolC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Nick school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Nick 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 Nick against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Nick
Is Nick a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Nick ranks 24,026th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, heat safety, and few empty homes, and lowest on thin health care access 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 Nick expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $172,299. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $77,119 median income, cost of living beats 72% of towns.
Is Nick safe?
Yes, Nick is safer than 60% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $245 per resident a year.
Compare Nick with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Nick. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Nick 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.
Nick detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Nick: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Nick: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Nick: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Nick: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Nick 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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