The Town Files

The 13 Best Affordable Small Towns for Remote Workers in Kentucky

Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 94 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Kentucky, scoring every town on all of these at once. #1 is Buckner, KY.

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Numbers match the ranking.
The 13 Best Affordable Small Towns for Remote Workers in Kentucky1. Bucknerscore 862. Francisvillescore 833. Edgewoodscore 804. Hebronscore 795. Rineyvillescore 796. Oakbrookscore 787. Massacscore 768. Unionscore 759. Bellevuescore 7310. Hillviewscore 7211. Park Hillsscore 7212. Daytonscore 7213. Taylor Millscore 71
  1. 13Taylor Mill, Kentucky

    Work from home: 68th percentile · Broadband at home: 78th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 68th percentile

    6,873 people · Kenton County · median home $241,000 · income $88,546 · Jan low 24°F · 18 in snow

  2. 12Dayton, Kentucky

    Work from home: 72nd percentile · Broadband at home: 67th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 76th percentile

    5,666 people · Campbell County · median home $163,500 · income $65,992 · Jan low 24°F · 16 in snow

  3. 11Park Hills, Kentucky

    Work from home: 93rd percentile · Broadband at home: 60th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 64th percentile

    3,162 people · Kenton County · median home $282,100 · income $99,861 · Jan low 24°F · 23 in snow

  4. 10Hillview, Kentucky

    Work from home: 67th percentile · Broadband at home: 82nd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 68th percentile

    8,622 people · Bullitt County · median home $186,300 · income $68,111 · Jan low 26°F · 4 in snow

  5. 9Bellevue, Kentucky

    Work from home: 83rd percentile · Broadband at home: 78th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 57th percentile

    5,548 people · Campbell County · median home $206,500 · income $71,166 · Jan low 24°F · 16 in snow

  6. 8Union, Kentucky

    Work from home: 94th percentile · Broadband at home: 78th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 53rd percentile

    7,416 people · Boone County · median home $411,500 · income $136,712 · Jan low 23°F · 23 in snow

  7. 7Massac, Kentucky

    Work from home: 81st percentile · Broadband at home: 76th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 71st percentile

    4,635 people · McCracken County · median home $239,400 · income $92,560 · Jan low 27°F · 9 in snow

  8. 6Oakbrook, Kentucky

    Work from home: 78th percentile · Broadband at home: 91st percentile · Home value ÷ income: 64th percentile

    9,268 people · Boone County · median home $260,700 · income $94,652 · Jan low 23°F · 23 in snow

  9. 5Rineyville, Kentucky

    Work from home: 97th percentile · Broadband at home: 86th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 53rd percentile

    3,039 people · Hardin County · median home $257,100 · income $84,511 · Jan low 24°F · 5 in snow

  10. 4Hebron, Kentucky

    Work from home: 73rd percentile · Broadband at home: 79th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 86th percentile

    6,195 people · Boone County · median home $239,300 · income $106,719 · Jan low 23°F · 23 in snow

  11. 3Edgewood, Kentucky

    Work from home: 90th percentile · Broadband at home: 79th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 71st percentile

    8,435 people · Kenton County · median home $312,200 · income $119,028 · Jan low 23°F · 23 in snow

  12. 2Francisville, Kentucky

    Work from home: 75th percentile · Broadband at home: 97th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 76th percentile

    9,952 people · Boone County · median home $398,000 · income $159,371 · Jan low 24°F · 11 in snow

  13. 1Buckner, Kentucky

    Work from home: 90th percentile · Broadband at home: 98th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 71st percentile

    5,785 people · Oldham County · median home $425,400 · income $164,219 · Jan low 23°F · 11 in snow

Price vs ranking

Median home value vs ranking, Kentucky towns0255075100$60K$181K$301K$422K$543KMedian home valuePercentile
Orange squares are the 13 towns on this list; green dots are other towns on The Town Files in Kentucky.

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Methodology. We ranked 94 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Kentucky (2020 Census population; towns with 2,500+ people have pages so far). Lifestyle measures are The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025), shown as percentiles. The combined score is the average of the percentiles shown for each town; a town must be above the middle on every one. Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: