Best PlacesSizerock, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sizerock, 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.
Sizerock ranks 47,442nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Sizerock
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.
Sizerock's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sizerock ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 94% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- Cheap childcare$545 a month, better than 88% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 67% of towns
Where Sizerock ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$33,123 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 3% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 5% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Sizerock
A household needs to earn about $15,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sizerock home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $33,123, 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 Sizerock's effective rate of 0.59%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Sizerock
Sizerock'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 Sizerock.
Who works in Sizerock, and how
Work in Sizerock centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Sizerock
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sizerock.
What the weather is like in Sizerock, month by month
Sizerock sees roughly 82 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 37° | 30° |
| April | 70° | 57° | 47° |
| July | 86° | 75° | 67° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Sizerock
The nearest airport, Tri-Cities, is about 78 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 142 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sizerock
Schools across Sizerock average a C−, better than 28% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mountain View ElementaryC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Leslie County High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sizerock school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sizerock 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 Sizerock against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sizerock
Is Sizerock a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sizerock ranks 47,442nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, a strong job market, and a stable housing market, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sizerock expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $59,600. The overall cost of living runs about 26% below the national average. Set against a $33,123 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Sizerock safe?
Sizerock is safer than 11% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $488 per resident a year.
Compare Sizerock with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sizerock. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sizerock 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.
Sizerock detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sizerock: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sizerock: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sizerock: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sizerock: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sizerock 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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