Best PlacesSebree, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sebree, 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.
Sebree ranks 39,008th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. The weather pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on walkability.
The best neighborhoods in Sebree
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.
Sebree's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sebree ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 88% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 87% of towns
- Cheap childcare$660 a month, better than 71% of towns
- BikingBetter than 70% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 67% of towns
Where Sebree ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 53 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 8% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 9% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Sebree
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sebree home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,250, 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 Sebree's effective rate of 0.64%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Sebree
Sebree runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Sebree.
Who works in Sebree, and how
Work in Sebree centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Sebree
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sebree.
What the weather is like in Sebree, month by month
Sebree sees roughly 53 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 34° | 26° |
| April | 70° | 57° | 46° |
| July | 89° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 73° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Sebree
The nearest airport, Owensboro/Daviess County Regional, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 112 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sebree
Schools across Sebree average a D, better than 9% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hanson Elementary SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Dixon Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Sebree Elementary SchoolD · 16% proficient
Top middle schools
- James Madison Middle SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Webster County Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Madisonville North Hopkins High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Webster County High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sebree school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sebree 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 Sebree against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sebree
Is Sebree a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sebree ranks 39,008th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, few empty homes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on the weather 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 Sebree expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $120,185. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $66,250 median income, cost of living beats 34% of towns.
Is Sebree safe?
Yes, Sebree is safer than 67% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $230 per resident a year.
Compare Sebree with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sebree. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sebree 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.
Sebree detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sebree: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sebree: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sebree: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sebree: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sebree 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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