Best PlacesVernon, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Vernon, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Vernon ranks 32,404th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Vernon
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.
Vernon's strengths and weaknesses
Where Vernon ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 95% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 86% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 82% of towns
- QuietBetter than 80% of towns
Where Vernon ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 55 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of towns
- Short commute42.9 minutes each way, better than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
Who lives in Vernon
Vernon 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 Vernon.
Who works in Vernon, and how
Work in Vernon centers on construction and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Vernon
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Vernon.
What the weather is like in Vernon, month by month
Vernon sees roughly 55 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 Vernon
Nashville International sits about 76 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 Vernon
Schools across Vernon average a C, better than 33% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Tompkinsville ElemB · 48% proficient
- Cumberland County Elementary SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cumberland County Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Monroe Co MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Cumberland County High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Monroe Co HighD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Vernon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Vernon 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 Vernon against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Vernon
Is Vernon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Vernon ranks 32,404th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, civic engagement, and tree cover, and lowest on cell coverage and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Vernon safe?
Vernon is safer than 44% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $289 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Vernon?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 48 with lows near 27. That works out to about 55 pleasant days a year, more than 2% of towns.
Compare Vernon with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Vernon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Vernon 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.
Vernon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Vernon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Vernon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Vernon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Vernon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Vernon 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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