Best PlacesSidell, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sidell, 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.
Sidell ranks 37,300th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Sidell
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.
Sidell's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sidell ranks high
- Cheap childcare$487 a month, better than 93% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 80% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 79% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 74% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 74% of towns
Where Sidell ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 7% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 63 pleasant days a year, better than only 13% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 13% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Sidell
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sidell home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $73,375, 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 Sidell's effective rate of 0.57%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Sidell
Sidell's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Sidell.
Who works in Sidell, and how
Work in Sidell centers on education and finance & insurance. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Sidell
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sidell.
What the weather is like in Sidell, month by month
Sidell sees roughly 63 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 47, 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 | 47° | 36° | 26° |
| April | 72° | 57° | 43° |
| July | 88° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 74° | 59° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Sidell
The nearest airport, Blue Grass, is about 72 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 136 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sidell
Schools across Sidell average a D+, better than 15% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Manchester Elementary SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Burning Springs ElementaryD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Clay County Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Clay County High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sidell school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sidell 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 Sidell against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sidell
Is Sidell a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sidell ranks 37,300th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, heat safety, and fast internet, and lowest on car insurance costs and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sidell expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $182,800. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $73,375 median income, cost of living beats 66% of towns.
Is Sidell safe?
Sidell is safer than 30% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $339 per resident a year.
Compare Sidell with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sidell. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sidell 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.
Sidell detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sidell: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sidell: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sidell: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sidell: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sidell 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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