Best PlacesSandgap, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sandgap, 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.
Sandgap ranks 47,352nd 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 Sandgap
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.
Sandgap's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sandgap ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$487 a month, better than 93% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 85% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 83% of towns
- QuietBetter than 80% of towns
Where Sandgap ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$35,582 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 4% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Sandgap
A household needs to earn about $22,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sandgap home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $35,582, 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 Sandgap's effective rate of 0.43%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Sandgap
Sandgap runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Sandgap.
Who works in Sandgap, and how
Work in Sandgap centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Sandgap
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sandgap.
What the weather is like in Sandgap, month by month
Sandgap sees roughly 72 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 Sandgap
The nearest airport, Blue Grass, is about 48 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 113 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sandgap
Schools across Sandgap average a D+, better than 19% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sand Gap Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jackson County Middle SchoolD · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Jackson County High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sandgap school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sandgap 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 Sandgap against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sandgap
Is Sandgap a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sandgap ranks 47,352nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, affordable childcare, and low property taxes, and lowest on education levels and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sandgap expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $88,238. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $35,582 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Sandgap safe?
Sandgap is safer than 23% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $376 per resident a year.
Compare Sandgap with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sandgap. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sandgap 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.
Sandgap detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sandgap: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sandgap: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sandgap: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sandgap: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sandgap 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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