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Beattyville is a small town of 2,095 people in Lee County, Kentucky. It's about 54 miles from Lexington, KY and 113 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $433 a month.
2,095people
$114kTypical home
$433/moRent
85° / 43°Summer / winter
17"Snow
211Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,095
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 913 people per sq mi
- 113 mi to Louisville, KY
- 54 mi to Lexington, KY
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$716/mo)
- Median rent $433/mo
- Median household income $23k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (168 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 21% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 5% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to LEX airport
- 114 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 66% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 935 ft
- 350 mi to the ocean
- 209 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lee County: R+68 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk