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Camargo is a tiny town of 874 people in Montgomery County, Kentucky. It's about 31 miles from Lexington, KY and 86 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $854 a month.
874people
$151kTypical home
$854/moRent
86° / 42°Summer / winter
9"Snow
213Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 874
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 400 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 31 mi to Lexington, KY
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$955/mo)
- Median rent $854/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (113 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (806 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 31% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to LEX airport
- 84 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 909 ft
- 356 mi to the ocean
- 231 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 60 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: R+47 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk