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Augusta is a small town of 1,510 people in Bracken County, Kentucky. It's about 37 miles from Cincinnati, OH. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $744 a month.
1,510people
$118kTypical home
$744/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
16"Snow
217Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,510
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,269 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 37 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$742/mo)
- Median rent $744/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 217 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 148 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (118 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (496 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 37% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to LUK airport
- 41 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1942
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 502 ft
- 359 mi to the ocean
- 192 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 98 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 9% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bracken County: R+65 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.