Best PlacesSlickford, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Slickford, 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.
Slickford ranks 48,618th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Slickford
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.
Slickford's strengths and weaknesses
Where Slickford ranks high
- Cheap childcare$413 a month, better than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 83% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 72% of towns
Where Slickford ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 6% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Slickford
A household needs to earn about $21,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Slickford home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $49,244, 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 Slickford's effective rate of 0.45%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Slickford
Slickford runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Slickford.
Who works in Slickford, and how
Work in Slickford centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Slickford
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Slickford.
What the weather is like in Slickford, month by month
Slickford sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 35° | 25° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 43° |
| July | 89° | 76° | 65° |
| October | 74° | 58° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Slickford
The nearest airport, McGhee Tyson, is about 78 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 105 miles away.
The best schools in and around Slickford
Schools across Slickford average a D+, better than 12% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Monticello Elementary SchoolD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wayne County Middle SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Wayne County High SchoolC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Slickford school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Slickford 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 Slickford against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Slickford
Is Slickford a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Slickford ranks 48,618th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, quiet, and tree cover, and lowest on cell coverage and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Slickford expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $86,262. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $49,244 median income, cost of living beats 16% of towns.
Is Slickford safe?
Slickford is safer than 22% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $381 per resident a year.
Compare Slickford with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Slickford. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Slickford 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.
Slickford detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Slickford: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Slickford: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Slickford: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Slickford: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Slickford 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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