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Campton is a tiny town of 272 people in Wolfe County, Kentucky. It's about 55 miles from Lexington, KY and 110 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $76k and rent runs about $548 a month.
272people
$76kTypical home
$548/moRent
85° / 43°Summer / winter
19"Snow
211Sunny days
143Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 272
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 272 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 55 mi to Lexington, KY
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $76k (≈$478/mo)
- Median rent $548/mo
- Median household income $28k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 9.0% 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
- 143 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (47 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (124 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 6% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to LEX airport
- 109 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 948 ft
- 340 mi to the ocean
- 210 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 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
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wolfe County: R+51 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.