Best PlacesRagland, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ragland, 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.
Ragland ranks 38,287th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Ragland
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.
Ragland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ragland ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Cheap childcare$503 a month, better than 92% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 85% of towns
- QuietBetter than 75% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 72% of towns
Where Ragland ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ragland
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ragland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,821, 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 Ragland's effective rate of 0.68%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Ragland
Ragland runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Ragland.
Who works in Ragland, and how
Work in Ragland centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Ragland
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ragland.
What the weather is like in Ragland, month by month
Ragland sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 36° | 28° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 48° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 70° |
| October | 73° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Ragland
The nearest airport, Barkley Regional, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 134 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ragland
Schools across Ragland average a B−, better than 56% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Heath Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Heath Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Mccracken County High SchoolC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ragland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ragland 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 Ragland against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ragland
Is Ragland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ragland ranks 38,287th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, affordable childcare, and civic engagement, and lowest on biking and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ragland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $171,700. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $61,821 median income, cost of living beats 38% of towns.
Is Ragland safe?
Yes, Ragland is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $214 per resident a year.
Compare Ragland with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ragland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ragland 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.
Ragland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ragland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ragland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ragland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ragland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ragland 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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