Best PlacesStark, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Stark, 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.
Stark ranks 46,964th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Long commutes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on affordable childcare.
The best neighborhoods in Stark
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.
Stark's strengths and weaknesses
Where Stark ranks high
- Cheap childcare$545 a month, better than 88% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 85% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 79% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 77% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 68% of towns
Where Stark ranks low
- Short commute46.1 minutes each way, better than only 2% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 4% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 9% of towns
Who lives in Stark
Stark runs older 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 Stark.
Who works in Stark, and how
Work in Stark centers on manufacturing and admin & support services. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Stark
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Stark.
What the weather is like in Stark, month by month
Stark sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 46, 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 | 46° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 70° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 89° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 73° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Stark
The nearest airport, Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 102 miles away.
The best schools in and around Stark
Schools across Stark average a D+, better than 10% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Elliott County Intermediate SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top middle schools
- Elliott County Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Elliott County High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Stark school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Stark 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 Stark against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Stark
Is Stark a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Stark ranks 46,964th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, tree cover, and fast internet, and lowest on long commutes and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Stark safe?
Yes, Stark is safer than 68% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $225 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Stark?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 46 with lows near 25. That works out to about 62 pleasant days a year, more than 11% of towns.
Compare Stark with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Stark. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Stark 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.
Stark detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Stark: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Stark: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Stark: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Stark: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Stark 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.
- 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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