Best PlacesRevelo, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Revelo, 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.
Revelo ranks 47,431st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Revelo
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.
Revelo's strengths and weaknesses
Where Revelo ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- Cheap childcare$439 a month, better than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Short commute18.8 minutes each way, better than 91% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 72% of towns
Where Revelo ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$26,975 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Revelo
A household needs to earn about $22,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Revelo home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $26,975, 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 Revelo's effective rate of 0.56%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Revelo
Revelo runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Revelo.
Who works in Revelo, and how
Work in Revelo centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Revelo
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Revelo.
What the weather is like in Revelo, month by month
Revelo sees roughly 89 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 37° | 30° |
| April | 69° | 57° | 46° |
| July | 86° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Revelo
The nearest airport, McGhee Tyson, is about 64 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 128 miles away.
The best schools in and around Revelo
Schools across Revelo average a D+, better than 18% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Pine Knot Elementary SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Whitley City Elementary SchoolD · 19% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mccreary County Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Mccreary Central High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Revelo school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Revelo 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 Revelo against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Revelo
Is Revelo a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Revelo ranks 47,431st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, affordable childcare, and tree cover, 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 Revelo expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $88,964. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $26,975 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Revelo safe?
Revelo is safer than 14% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $451 per resident a year.
Compare Revelo with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Revelo. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Revelo 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.
Revelo detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Revelo: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Revelo: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Revelo: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Revelo: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Revelo 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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