Best PlacesScottsburg, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Scottsburg, 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.
Scottsburg ranks 35,419th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Scottsburg
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.
Scottsburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Scottsburg ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 91% of towns
- Cheap childcare$562 a month, better than 85% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 83% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 73% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 70% of towns
Where Scottsburg ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 11% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 15% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Scottsburg
A household needs to earn about $35,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Scottsburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,475, 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 Scottsburg's effective rate of 0.45%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Scottsburg
Scottsburg runs older than the country, 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 Scottsburg.
Who works in Scottsburg, and how
Work in Scottsburg centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Scottsburg
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Scottsburg.
What the weather is like in Scottsburg, month by month
Scottsburg sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 37° | 30° |
| April | 71° | 59° | 50° |
| July | 89° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 74° | 62° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Scottsburg
The nearest airport, Owensboro/Daviess County Regional, is about 55 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 89 miles away.
The best schools in and around Scottsburg
Schools across Scottsburg average a C, better than 35% of towns.
Top middle schools
- Caldwell County Middle SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Caldwell County High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Scottsburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Scottsburg 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 Scottsburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Scottsburg
Is Scottsburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Scottsburg ranks 35,419th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, affordable childcare, and low property taxes, and lowest on the weather and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Scottsburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $138,870. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $69,475 median income, cost of living beats 59% of towns.
Is Scottsburg safe?
Yes, Scottsburg is safer than 56% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $256 per resident a year.
Compare Scottsburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Scottsburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Scottsburg 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.
Scottsburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Scottsburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Scottsburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Scottsburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Scottsburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Scottsburg 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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