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Place dossier plate
SheetKY-VINE-GROVE-KY · Vine Grove, KY 6,721 pop · income 56th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Vine Grove
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Vine Grove on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Morehead · lowest
35,000
Morehead · lowest
35,000 median HH income
14.0% of the leader · rank #1
Watsonville · near
74,785
Watsonville · near
74,785 median HH income
29.9% of the leader · rank #2
Vine Grove · this city
74,786
Vine Grove · this city
74,786 median HH income
29.9% of the leader · rank #3
Moosic · near
74,792
Moosic · near
74,792 median HH income
29.9% of the leader · rank #4
Union Valley · near
74,792
Union Valley · near
74,792 median HH income
29.9% of the leader · rank #5
River Grove · near
74,793
River Grove · near
74,793 median HH income
29.9% of the leader · rank #6
South Run · highest
250,001
South Run · highest
250,001 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Vine Grove on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 6,721.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Vine Grove - the verdict
Nationally, Vine Grove sits in the 56th percentile for household income and the 91st percentile for safety among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
56th
percentile, household income
47th
percentile, home value
10th
percentile, median rent
91st
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Vine Grove, KY
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 6,721 residents in Vine Grove, a small town within Kentucky. Vine Grove households earn a median of $74,786 annually, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 9.3%. Vine Grove's housing stock carries a median value of $213,500, and the median resident age is 36.5 years. Educational attainment runs 28.9% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 59.3% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 76 residential building permits were authorized in Vine Grove (Growing), up 7% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Vine Grove reports a comparatively low crime rate: per-100,000 total crime stands at 356.6 in FBI UCR data, below the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Living costs in Kentucky run below the national norm: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Kentucky scores 90.2 (Well Below Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $984 per month statewide. Monthly utility costs average around $225 across Kentucky, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 44.2 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Vine Grove's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from reported crime to comparison shortlist to housing and income to work and mobility to population change to schools and households; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Vine Grove, city-specific coverage includes local building permits, commute-mode shares, FBI reported-crime rates, annual population history, matched public-school count.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
What can the FBI record say about safety in Vine Grove?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 356.6 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 84% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
Which cities make useful reference points for Vine Grove?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within Kentucky, the closest population matches are Hebron (6,637 residents, $101,980 income); Taylor Mill (6,880 residents, $83,210 income); Highland Heights (6,531 residents, $52,437 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Northborough, MA (6,720 residents); Gateway, AK (6,716 residents); South Patrick Shores, FL (6,726 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
How far does income reach against housing in Vine Grove?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 2.9 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 9.3%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
What does the journey to work look like in Vine Grove?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 81.8%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Population change
Is Vine Grove growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +409 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +6.2% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 76 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
2020 estimate
6,609
2025 estimate
7,018
Period change
+6.2%
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
What does the education layer cover for Vine Grove?
The matched institution count is small, so district boundaries and schools outside the city line may matter more than the municipal count suggests. Use the number as a coverage cue, then verify attendance zones with the district before making a household decision.
The NCES join finds 2 public schools within the city match. 28.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
Poverty estimate
9.3%
Bachelor's degree+
28.9%
Matched public schools
2
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
Above median income · poverty 9.3% (Above-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
90.2 (US=100)
Affordable · BEA RPP 2024, Kentucky average
B-
City profile score · Vine Grove, KY
65/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Violent crime A
29 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Cost of living A
90.2 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Bachelor's+ share C
28.9%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income C-
$74,786
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate D
9.3%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Vine Grove profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Violent crime: 89/100 (A) · 29 /100k
Cost of living: 85/100 (A) · 90.2 index
Bachelor's+ share: 56/100 (C) · 28.9%
Household income: 54/100 (C-) · $74,786
Poverty rate: 42/100 (D) · 9.3%
Where Vine Grove sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Vine Grove's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Vine Grove highlighted among 8 peers.Read the chart values
Vine Grove, KY (this city): home $213,500, crime 357/100k
Northborough, MA : home $553,700, crime 200/100k
Purcell, OK : home $163,000, crime 2,306/100k
Taylor Mill, KY : home $224,500, crime 374/100k
Highland Heights, KY : home $148,600, crime 1,045/100k
Morehead, KY : home $176,300, crime 1,468/100k
Leitchfield, KY : home $156,700, crime 1,389/100k
Cynthiana, KY : home $154,700, crime 1,394/100k
How does Vine Grove compare to other US cities?
Where Vine Grove sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income56% higher than other cities
Home value47% pricier than other cities
Median rent10% pricier than other cities
Safety91% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
A national percentile can hide a lot of local variation: narrowed to Kentucky alone, Vine Grove ranks #44 of 181 Kentucky cities by lowest crime rate - a different, more locally useful comparison than stacking it against the entire country.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Vine Grove against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Kentucky only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Kentucky-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Vine Grove near the bottom of Kentucky's cities
Among the 520 Kentucky cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Vine Grove ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Vine Grove only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#140 of 485
71st percentile in Kentucky
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 520
0th percentile in Kentucky
Median Home Value
#132 of 484
73rd percentile in Kentucky
Poverty Rate
#295 of 519
43rd percentile in Kentucky
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#158 of 520
69th percentile in Kentucky
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Kentucky only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
56th percentile nationally for median household income · 91st percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Vine Grove's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Vine Grove's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Vine Grove's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$213,500Among the most affordablemore affordable than 53% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Vine Grove's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.9×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#5,884 of 15,516
More affordable than 62% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#5,073 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 2.9×, Vine Grove sits in the affordable band:
national rank #5,884 of 15,516 and #5,073 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$74,786Vine Grove, KY median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Vine Grove, KY median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Vine Grove, KY.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)28.9%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)9.3%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)59.3%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
6,721
Median Income
$74,786
Median Home Value
$213,500
Median Age
36.5
Poverty Rate
9.3%
Labor force participation
59.3%
Bachelor's Degree+
28.9%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
356.6
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
28.5
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
328.1
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
2
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Vine Grove's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
6,609 residents
2021
6,760 residents
2022
6,884 residents
2023
6,920 residents
2024
6,930 residents
2025
7,018 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
🏗️ Growing
Total Permits (2024)
76
housing units authorized
Single-Family
48
detached homes
Multifamily
28
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
11.3
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
71
33
38
$8.2M
2020
77
55
22
$10.8M
2021
80
60
20
$10.2M
2022
60
28
32
$11.6M
2023
98
40
58
$15.5M
2024
76
48
28
$17.2M
Permit volume increased 7% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
81.8%
Carpool
11.3%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
7.0%
Based on 2,960 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Kentucky statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $225
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Kentucky at $225 (electricity about $115 , water and sewer about $40 ).
These are Kentucky statewide averages, not a meter reading for Vine Grove. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Kentucky's BEA cost-of-living index is 90.2 (Well Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Vine Grove is $984/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Kentucky statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 44.2 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Kentucky statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Vine Grove sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Vine Grove compares to similar-size Kentucky cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.