Best PlacesPossum Trot, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Possum Trot, 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.
Possum Trot ranks 39,736th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Possum Trot
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.
Possum Trot's strengths and weaknesses
Where Possum Trot ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Short commute20.8 minutes each way, better than 85% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 80% of towns
- Cheap childcare$591 a month, better than 79% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 73% of towns
Where Possum Trot ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 14% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Possum Trot
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Possum Trot home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,625, 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 Possum Trot's effective rate of 0.74%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Possum Trot
Possum Trot's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Possum Trot.
Who works in Possum Trot, and how
Work in Possum Trot centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Possum Trot
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Possum Trot.
What the weather is like in Possum Trot, month by month
Possum Trot sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 37° | 28° |
| April | 73° | 59° | 46° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 77° | 61° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Possum Trot
The nearest airport, Barkley Regional, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 114 miles away.
The best schools in and around Possum Trot
Schools across Possum Trot average a C−, better than 22% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Calvert City Elementary SchoolC · 30% proficient
- South Livingston Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Sharpe Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Livingston County Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
- North Marshall Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Marshall County High SchoolC− · 26% proficient
- Livingston Central High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Possum Trot school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Possum Trot 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 Possum Trot against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Possum Trot
Is Possum Trot a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Possum Trot ranks 39,736th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, short commutes, and a strong job market, and lowest on noise and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Possum Trot expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $142,300. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $60,625 median income, cost of living beats 38% of towns.
Is Possum Trot safe?
Yes, Possum Trot is safer than 93% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $151 per resident a year.
Compare Possum Trot with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Possum Trot. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Possum Trot 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.
Possum Trot detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Possum Trot: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Possum Trot: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Possum Trot: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Possum Trot: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Possum Trot 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.
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