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Carlisle is a small town of 2,214 people in Nicholas County, Kentucky. It's about 26 miles from Lexington, KY and 62 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $102k and rent runs about $636 a month.
2,214people
$102kTypical home
$636/moRent
86° / 41°Summer / winter
9"Snow
217Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,214
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,662 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 26 mi to Lexington, KY
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $102k (≈$640/mo)
- Median rent $636/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 217 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 148 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 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 (0 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (50 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 31% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to LEX airport
- 61 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 846 ft
- 362 mi to the ocean
- 223 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 85 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nicholas County: R+49 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