Best PlacesNoble, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Noble, 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.
Noble ranks 48,212th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Noble
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.
Noble's strengths and weaknesses
Where Noble ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$545 a month, better than 88% of towns
- QuietBetter than 86% of towns
Where Noble ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$39,205 median, better than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Noble
A household needs to earn about $9,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Noble home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $39,205, 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 Noble's effective rate of 0.56%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Noble
Noble's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Noble.
Who works in Noble, and how
Work in Noble centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Noble
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Noble.
What the weather is like in Noble, month by month
Noble sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 47, 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 | 47° | 36° | 27° |
| April | 72° | 58° | 46° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 73° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Noble
The nearest airport, Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field, is about 72 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 136 miles away.
The best schools in and around Noble
Schools across Noble average a D+, better than 13% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Robinson Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Jones Fork Elementary SchoolD · 18% proficient
- Marie Roberts-caney Elementary SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Perry County Central High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Breathitt County High SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Knott County Central High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Noble school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Noble 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 Noble against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Noble
Is Noble a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Noble ranks 48,212th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, a stable housing market, and tree cover, and lowest on education levels 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 Noble expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $34,400. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $39,205 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Noble safe?
Noble is safer than 31% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $336 per resident a year.
Compare Noble with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Noble. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Noble 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.
Noble detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Noble: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Noble: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Noble: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Noble: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Noble 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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