Skip to content
<- Back to Fleming-Neon profile

Cost question

Is Fleming-Neon, KY expensive to live in?

A direct, data-backed answer using cost-of-living exposure, housing cost signals, rent pressure, and income context where the public dataset supports it.

Cost-of-living risk

56

/ 100

V2 relative score

Higher scores indicate higher cost pressure relative to the selected geography scope.

Direct answer

It is near the middle for cost pressure.

Fleming-Neon, KY has a cost-of-living risk score of 56, which sits near the middle of comparable city-level locations. That means local costs are not unusually low or unusually high in the current FinanceRiskIQ scoring model. This answer uses city-level data for Fleming-Neon where the public dataset supports it.

Top drivers in this score

  • Rent as % of household income

    51.0%

    Risk pressure percentile: 98

  • Rent growth (YoY)

    +18.3%

    Risk pressure percentile: 93

  • Median gross rent

    $820

    Risk pressure percentile: 52

How this compares

Relative risk score56.1
Median (city-level locations)49.7
Delta vs median+6.4

Approximate percentile: 56 of 100

Coverage and confidence

Scope usedCity-level (place)
Metric coverage5/5
ConfidenceHigh confidence

Most core metrics are available at city level.

Cost signals

  • Median gross rent$820
  • Median home value$52,900
  • Median monthly housing costs$602
  • Rent as % of household income51.0%
  • Rent growth (YoY)+18.3%
  • Median household income$34,107

Scope: City-level (place) | Source: ACS 2023-2024 5-year | 2024

Why this matters

Cost of living affects financial risk because fixed costs can absorb income before households address debt, savings, transportation, healthcare, or emergency expenses. A higher score means local cost signals create more financial pressure relative to comparable places.

View full cost risk detail →

Common follow-up questions

Is Fleming-Neon, KY expensive to live in?

Fleming-Neon, KY has a cost-of-living risk score of 56, which sits near the middle of comparable city-level locations. That means local costs are not unusually low or unusually high in the current FinanceRiskIQ scoring model. This answer uses city-level data for Fleming-Neon where the public dataset supports it.

What cost data is used for Fleming-Neon?

FinancialRiskIQ uses public indicators such as median gross rent, monthly housing costs, home value, rent-to-income ratio, and rent growth when available. The current answer uses city-level (place) data from ACS 2023-2024 5-year (2024).

Why can a city answer use county or state data?

Some public financial datasets are not complete at city level. When city-level metrics are missing, FinancialRiskIQ falls back to county or state baselines and labels that scope so users know exactly what geography is being used.