Best PlacesPetros, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Petros, 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.
Petros ranks 19,177th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Petros
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.
Petros' strengths and weaknesses
Where Petros ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 91% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 88% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 86% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 83% of towns
- Cheap childcare$599 a month, better than 79% of towns
Where Petros ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 15% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 16% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 40% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Petros
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Petros home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,455, 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 Petros' effective rate of 0.58%, 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 Petros
Petros'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 Petros.
Who works in Petros, and how
Work in Petros centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Petros
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Petros.
What the weather is like in Petros, month by month
Petros 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° | 60° | 49° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 74° | 62° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Petros
Nashville International sits about 53 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 Petros
Schools across Petros average a B−, better than 55% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Auburn Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Rich Pond ElementaryC+ · 39% proficient
- Rockfield ElementaryC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- South Warren Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Henry F. Moss Middle SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- South Warren High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Logan County High SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Warren Central High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Petros school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Petros 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 Petros against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Petros
Is Petros a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Petros ranks 19,177th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, cell coverage, and fast internet, and lowest on car insurance costs and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Petros expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $239,853. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $72,455 median income, cost of living beats 50% of towns.
Is Petros safe?
Yes, Petros is safer than 68% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $225 per resident a year.
Compare Petros with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Petros. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Petros 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.
Petros detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Petros: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Petros: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Petros: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Petros: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Petros 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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