Best PlacesThree Springs, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Three Springs, 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.
Three Springs ranks 46,665th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Three Springs
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.
Three Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Three Springs ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 93% of towns
- Cheap childcare$650 a month, better than 73% of towns
- QuietBetter than 70% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 67% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 64% of towns
Where Three Springs ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 54 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of towns
- Household income$42,743 median, better than only 3% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 9% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 9% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Three Springs
A household needs to earn about $27,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Three Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $42,743, 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 Three Springs' effective rate of 0.69%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Three Springs
Three Springs 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 Three Springs.
Who works in Three Springs, and how
Work in Three Springs centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Three Springs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Three Springs.
What the weather is like in Three Springs, month by month
Three Springs sees roughly 54 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 Three Springs
The nearest airport, Louisville Muhammad Ali International, is about 69 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 89 miles away.
The best schools in and around Three Springs
Schools across Three Springs average a D, better than 9% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hiseville Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Metcalfe County Elementary SchoolD · 19% proficient
- Legrande Elementary SchoolD · 17% proficient
Top middle schools
- Barren County Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Metcalfe County Middle SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Barren County High SchoolC · 30% proficient
- Hart County High SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Metcalfe County High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Three Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Three Springs 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 Three Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Three Springs
Is Three Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Three Springs ranks 46,665th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, affordable childcare, and quiet, and lowest on the weather and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Three Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $105,407. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $42,743 median income, cost of living beats 9% of towns.
Is Three Springs safe?
Three Springs is safer than 32% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $332 per resident a year.
Compare Three Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Three Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Three Springs 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.
Three Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Three Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Three Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Three Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Three Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Three Springs 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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