Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Sebree’s best subject grades are an A+ for safety and an A for cost of living; its weakest is a D for health. On cost of living, just 15 of Kentucky’s 238 towns do better. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 82% of U.S. towns. On safety, just 13 of Kentucky’s 180 towns do better. Sebree's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 95% of U.S. towns. McMullin-Warren House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Sebree has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Sebree beats most towns.
McMullin-Warren HouseWhere Sebree’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kentucky), ordered by how far Sebree is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 360 in 1880, 1,574 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 4 maps from 1906 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sebree, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Sebree.
Sebree’s property crime rate is 0.7 per 1,000 residents, below both Kentucky’s towns (8.3) and U.S. towns (9.9).
| Sebree | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.7 per 1,000 residents | 8.3 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.7 per 1,000 residents | 1.3 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the Webster County school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sebree Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 408 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KY on state tests and graduation
Sebree beats the Kentucky average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 16% of adults have diabetes in Sebree, where Kentucky’s towns sit at 13% and U.S. towns at 12%. 18% of adults report frequent physical distress in Sebree.
| Sebree | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 23% | 19% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 40% | 36% |
| What stands out | Sebree | KY |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 13% | 5.4% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 23.2% | 15.5% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 16.8% | 11.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 83% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Sebree since 1997.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
6.9% of Sebree residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Sebree grew to 408 in 2023, 73 more than in 2013. 4.2% of Sebree working residents work locally.
| Sebree | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 6.9% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.2% | 15% | 8% |
| Median household income | $59,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Sebree home is worth about $158,000, up 3.3% in a year, 32% below the Kentucky typical home. The median rent in Sebree is $862 a month.
| Sebree | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $862 a month | $934 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 61% | 59% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Sebree has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Sebree’s July high is 89°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Sebree | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.3% | 1.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Sebree; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Sebree residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Kentucky.
City in Kentucky, United States
Sebree () is a home rule-class city in Webster County, Kentucky, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, Sebree had a population of 1,574.
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Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.