Best PlacesOld Flat Lick, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Old Flat Lick, 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.
Old Flat Lick ranks 49,097th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Old Flat Lick
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.
Old Flat Lick's strengths and weaknesses
Where Old Flat Lick ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Short commute14.8 minutes each way, better than 98% of towns
- Cheap childcare$461 a month, better than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of towns
Where Old Flat Lick ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$23,465 median, better than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
Who lives in Old Flat Lick
Old Flat Lick'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 Old Flat Lick.
Who works in Old Flat Lick, and how
Work in Old Flat Lick centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Old Flat Lick
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Old Flat Lick.
What the weather is like in Old Flat Lick, month by month
Old Flat Lick sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 36° | 29° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 45° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 67° |
| October | 72° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Old Flat Lick
The nearest airport, McGhee Tyson, is about 73 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 159 miles away.
The best schools in and around Old Flat Lick
Schools across Old Flat Lick average a D+, better than 14% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Flat Lick Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Dewitt Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Knox County Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Knox Central High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Old Flat Lick school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Old Flat Lick 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 Old Flat Lick against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Old Flat Lick
Is Old Flat Lick a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Old Flat Lick ranks 49,097th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, short commutes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on thin health care access and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Old Flat Lick safe?
Old Flat Lick is safer than 5% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $621 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Old Flat Lick?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 46 with lows near 29. That works out to about 73 pleasant days a year, more than 32% of towns.
Compare Old Flat Lick with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Old Flat Lick. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Old Flat Lick 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.
Old Flat Lick detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Old Flat Lick: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Old Flat Lick: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Old Flat Lick: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Old Flat Lick: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Old Flat Lick 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.
- 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.
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