Living in Corinth, KY
Corinth is a tiny town of 226 people in Grant County, Kentucky. It's about 29 miles from Lexington, KY and 45 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $180k and rent runs about $646 a month.
226people
$180kTypical home
$646/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
15"Snow
217Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 226
- Part of a metro area
- About 107 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 29 mi to Lexington, KY
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $180k (≈$1,134/mo)
- Median rent $646/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (31 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (386 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 25% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to LEX airport
- 38 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 942 ft
- 392 mi to the ocean
- 211 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 107 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grant County: R+65 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.