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Burgin is a tiny town of 993 people in Mercer County, Kentucky. It's about 30 miles from Lexington, KY and 56 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $193k and rent runs about $971 a month.
993people
$193kTypical home
$971/moRent
86° / 44°Summer / winter
10"Snow
219Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 993
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 791 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Louisville, KY
- 30 mi to Lexington, KY
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $193k (≈$1,217/mo)
- Median rent $971/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 219 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 146 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (106 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (235 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 34% 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 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to LEX airport
- 60 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 873 ft
- 405 mi to the ocean
- 182 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 29 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 324 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 82 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mercer County: R+51 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk