Best PlacesNolin, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Nolin, 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.
Nolin ranks 35,993rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on few empty homes, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Nolin
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.
Nolin's strengths and weaknesses
Where Nolin ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 88% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 88% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 79% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 73% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 67% of towns
Where Nolin ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 12% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 12% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 14% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 15% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Nolin
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Nolin home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,347, 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 Nolin'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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Nolin
Nolin runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Nolin.
Who works in Nolin, and how
Work in Nolin centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Nolin
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Nolin.
What the weather is like in Nolin, month by month
Nolin sees roughly 62 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 | 68° | 56° | 45° |
| July | 87° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Nolin
The nearest airport, Louisville Muhammad Ali International, is about 44 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 107 miles away.
The best schools in and around Nolin
Schools across Nolin average a C, better than 33% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Creekside Elementary SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- East Hardin Middle SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Larue County Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Central Hardin High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Larue County High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Nolin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Nolin 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 Nolin against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Nolin
Is Nolin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Nolin ranks 35,993rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, cell coverage, and low crime, and lowest on the weather and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Nolin expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $189,946. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $61,347 median income, cost of living beats 28% of towns.
Is Nolin safe?
Yes, Nolin is safer than 79% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $202 per resident a year.
Compare Nolin with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Nolin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Nolin 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.
Nolin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Nolin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Nolin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Nolin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Nolin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Nolin 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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