Best PlacesSulphur Lick, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sulphur Lick, 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.
Sulphur Lick ranks 36,831st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Sulphur Lick
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.
Sulphur Lick's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sulphur Lick ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 89% of towns
- Cheap childcare$660 a month, better than 71% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 69% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 67% of towns
Where Sulphur Lick ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 56 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 11% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 14% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Sulphur Lick
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sulphur Lick home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $56,271, 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 Sulphur Lick's effective rate of 0.34%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Sulphur Lick
Sulphur Lick runs older than the country, 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 Sulphur Lick.
Who works in Sulphur Lick, and how
Work in Sulphur Lick centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Sulphur Lick
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sulphur Lick.
What the weather is like in Sulphur Lick, month by month
Sulphur Lick sees roughly 56 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 36° | 27° |
| April | 72° | 57° | 44° |
| July | 90° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Sulphur Lick
Nashville International sits about 70 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.6 million passengers in 2025, with 158 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Sulphur Lick
Schools across Sulphur Lick average a C, better than 31% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Tompkinsville ElemB · 48% proficient
- Joe Harrison CarterB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Monroe Co MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Monroe Co HighD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sulphur Lick school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sulphur Lick 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 Sulphur Lick against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sulphur Lick
Is Sulphur Lick a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sulphur Lick ranks 36,831st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, a strong job market, and affordable childcare, and lowest on the weather and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sulphur Lick expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $174,548. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $56,271 median income, cost of living beats 33% of towns.
Is Sulphur Lick safe?
Yes, Sulphur Lick is safer than 56% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $256 per resident a year.
Compare Sulphur Lick with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sulphur Lick. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sulphur Lick 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.
Sulphur Lick detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sulphur Lick: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sulphur Lick: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sulphur Lick: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sulphur Lick: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sulphur Lick 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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