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Burnside is a tiny town of 755 people in Pulaski County, Kentucky. It's about 77 miles from Lexington, KY and 97 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $167k and rent runs about $926 a month.
755people
$167kTypical home
$926/moRent
86° / 45°Summer / winter
9"Snow
219Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 755
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 168 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Louisville, KY
- 77 mi to Lexington, KY
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $167k (≈$1,055/mo)
- Median rent $926/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 219 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 146 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 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 (145 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (751 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 22% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 71 mi to LEX airport
- 90 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 123 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 873 ft
- 376 mi to the ocean
- 179 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 54 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pulaski County: R+65 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- 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