Best PlacesTousey, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tousey, 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.
Tousey ranks 43,870th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Tousey
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.
Tousey's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tousey ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 89% of towns
- QuietBetter than 78% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 76% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 104 pleasant days a year, better than 71% of towns
Where Tousey ranks low
- Short commute44.7 minutes each way, better than only 2% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 5% of towns
- Household income$45,250 median, better than only 8% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 9% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tousey
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tousey home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $45,250, 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 Tousey's effective rate of 0.59%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Tousey
Tousey's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Tousey.
Who works in Tousey, and how
Work in Tousey centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Tousey
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Tousey.
What the weather is like in Tousey, month by month
Tousey 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 Tousey
The nearest airport, Owensboro/Daviess County Regional, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 97 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tousey
Schools across Tousey average a C−, better than 22% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Horse Branch Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Caneyville Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ohio County Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Grayson County Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Grayson County High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tousey school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tousey 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 Tousey against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tousey
Is Tousey a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tousey ranks 43,870th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on heat safety, a strong job market, and quiet, and lowest on long commutes and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tousey expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $157,900. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $45,250 median income, cost of living beats 9% of towns.
Is Tousey safe?
Yes, Tousey is safer than 64% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $235 per resident a year.
Compare Tousey with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tousey. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tousey 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.
Tousey detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tousey: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tousey: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tousey: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tousey: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tousey 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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