Best PlacesSand Springs, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sand Springs, 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.
Sand Springs ranks 48,435th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Sand Springs
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.
Sand Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Sand Springs ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$487 a month, better than 93% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 80% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 68% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 68% of towns
Where Sand Springs ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 7% of towns
Who lives in Sand Springs
Sand Springs's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Sand Springs.
Who works in Sand Springs, and how
Work in Sand Springs centers on public administration and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Sand Springs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sand Springs.
What the weather is like in Sand Springs, month by month
Sand Springs sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 35° | 29° |
| April | 69° | 57° | 47° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 71° | 59° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Sand Springs
The nearest airport, Blue Grass, is about 49 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 115 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sand Springs
Schools across Sand Springs average a C−, better than 22% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mckee Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Mt. Vernon ElementaryC− · 27% proficient
- Sand Gap Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rockcastle County Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Jackson County Middle SchoolD · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Rockcastle County High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Jackson County High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sand Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sand Springs 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 Sand Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sand Springs
Is Sand Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sand Springs ranks 48,435th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, affordable childcare, and low property taxes, and lowest on education levels and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sand Springs safe?
Sand Springs is safer than 16% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $425 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Sand Springs?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 44 with lows near 29. That works out to about 68 pleasant days a year, more than 22% of towns.
Compare Sand Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sand Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sand Springs 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.
Sand Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sand Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sand Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sand Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sand Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sand Springs 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.
- 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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