Best PlacesSunfish, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sunfish, 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.
Sunfish ranks 45,779th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Sunfish
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.
Sunfish's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sunfish ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 83% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 79% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 78% of towns
Where Sunfish ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- Short commute48.5 minutes each way, better than only 1% of towns
- Household income$33,354 median, better than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of towns
Who lives in Sunfish
Sunfish 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 Sunfish.
Who works in Sunfish, and how
Work in Sunfish centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Sunfish
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sunfish.
What the weather is like in Sunfish, month by month
Sunfish sees roughly 104 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 36° | 29° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 48° |
| July | 87° | 77° | 69° |
| October | 72° | 60° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Sunfish
The nearest airport, Owensboro/Daviess County Regional, is about 52 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 81 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sunfish
Schools across Sunfish average a C+, better than 46% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Kyrock Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top middle schools
- Edmonson County 5/6 CenterC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Edmonson County High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sunfish school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sunfish 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 Sunfish against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sunfish
Is Sunfish a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sunfish ranks 45,779th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, heat safety, and low property taxes, and lowest on cell coverage and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sunfish safe?
Yes, Sunfish is safer than 79% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $195 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Sunfish?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 46 with lows near 29. That works out to about 104 pleasant days a year, more than 71% of towns.
Compare Sunfish with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sunfish. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sunfish 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.
Sunfish detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sunfish: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sunfish: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sunfish: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sunfish: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sunfish 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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