Best PlacesOlmstead, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Olmstead, 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.
Olmstead ranks 37,155th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on fast internet, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Olmstead
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.
Olmstead's strengths and weaknesses
Where Olmstead ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 73% of towns
- Cheap childcare$657 a month, better than 72% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 67% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 62% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 60% of towns
Where Olmstead ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 13% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 15% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 15% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Olmstead
A household needs to earn about $57,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Olmstead home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $56,342; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Olmstead's effective rate of 0.73%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Olmstead
Olmstead runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Olmstead.
Who works in Olmstead, and how
Work in Olmstead 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 89%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Olmstead
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Olmstead.
What the weather is like in Olmstead, month by month
Olmstead sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 38° | 31° |
| April | 72° | 59° | 48° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 74° | 61° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Olmstead
Nashville International sits about 47 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.6 million passengers in 2025, with 158 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Olmstead
Schools across Olmstead average a C+, better than 43% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Olmstead Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- North Todd Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- South Todd Elementary SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top middle schools
- Todd County Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Logan County High SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Todd County Central High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Olmstead school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Olmstead 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 Olmstead against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Olmstead
Is Olmstead a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Olmstead ranks 37,155th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, affordable childcare, and low taxes, and lowest on health outcomes and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Olmstead expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $218,424. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $56,342 median income, cost of living beats 28% of towns.
Is Olmstead safe?
Yes, Olmstead is safer than 56% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $268 per resident a year.
Compare Olmstead with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Olmstead. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Olmstead 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.
Olmstead detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Olmstead: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Olmstead: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Olmstead: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Olmstead: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Olmstead 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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