Best PlacesWolf Creek, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wolf Creek, 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.
Wolf Creek ranks 43,666th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. The weather pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on tree cover.
The best neighborhoods in Wolf Creek
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.
Wolf Creek's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wolf Creek ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 83% of towns
- QuietBetter than 83% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 67% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 63% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 60% of towns
Where Wolf Creek ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 53 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of towns
- Short commute40.8 minutes each way, better than only 4% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 6% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 7% of towns
Who lives in Wolf Creek
Wolf Creek'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 Wolf Creek.
Who works in Wolf Creek, and how
Work in Wolf Creek centers on other services and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Wolf Creek
Wolf Creek has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Wolf Creek and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Wolf Creek, month by month
Wolf Creek sees roughly 53 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 70° | 57° | 44° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 73° | 59° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Wolf Creek
The nearest airport, Louisville Muhammad Ali International, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 111 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wolf Creek
Schools across Wolf Creek average a C+, better than 45% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Perry Central Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Payneville Elementary SchoolC− · 25% proficient
- South Crawford Elementary SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- Corydon Intermediate SchoolB · 43% proficient
- Stuart Pepper Middle SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Crawford County Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Perry Central Jr-sr High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Corydon Central High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Meade County High SchoolC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wolf Creek school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wolf Creek 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 Wolf Creek against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Wolf Creek
Is Wolf Creek a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wolf Creek ranks 43,666th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, quiet, and low taxes, and lowest on the weather and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wolf Creek safe?
Yes, Wolf Creek is safer than 57% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $251 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Wolf Creek?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 45 with lows near 25. That works out to about 53 pleasant days a year, more than 2% of towns.
Compare Wolf Creek with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wolf Creek. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wolf Creek 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.
Wolf Creek detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wolf Creek: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wolf Creek: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wolf Creek: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wolf Creek: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wolf Creek 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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