Best PlacesTrigg County, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Trigg County, 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.
Trigg County ranks 2,496th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. Health outcomes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on tree cover.
The best neighborhoods in Trigg County
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.
Trigg County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Trigg County ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 85% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 82% of counties
- Cheap childcare$591 a month, better than 74% of counties
- Voter turnoutBetter than 71% of counties
- Crime safetyBetter than 67% of counties
Where Trigg County ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 3% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than only 10% of counties
- Cell coverageBetter than only 12% of counties
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 14% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 67 pleasant days a year, better than only 15% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Trigg County
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Trigg County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,729, 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 Trigg County's effective rate of 0.64%, 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 Trigg County
Trigg County 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 Trigg County.
Who works in Trigg County, and how
Work in Trigg County centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Trigg County
Trigg County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 74% of counties. That concentrates in some parts of Trigg County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Trigg County growing, and who is moving in?
Trigg County has grown about 3% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from the rest of the Clarksville, TN metro.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Trigg County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Trigg County, month by month
Trigg County sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 38° | 30° |
| April | 71° | 59° | 49° |
| July | 89° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 73° | 62° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Trigg County
The nearest airport, Barkley Regional, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 81 miles away.
The best schools in and around Trigg County
Schools across Trigg County average a C−, better than 22% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- North Stewart ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Trigg County Intermediate SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top middle schools
- Trigg County Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Stewart Co High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Trigg County High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Trigg County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Trigg County 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 Trigg County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Trigg County
Is Trigg County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Trigg County ranks 2,496th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on tree cover, a stable housing market, and affordable childcare, and lowest on health outcomes and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Trigg County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $188,355. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $58,729 median income, cost of living beats 28% of counties.
Is Trigg County safe?
Yes, Trigg County is safer than 67% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $266 per resident a year.
Compare Trigg County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Trigg County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Trigg County 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.
Trigg County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Trigg County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Trigg County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Trigg County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Trigg County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Trigg County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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