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Covington is a small city of 41,110 people in Kenton County, Kentucky. It's about 7 miles from Cincinnati, OH. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $187k and rent runs about $1k a month.
41,110people
$187kTypical home
$1,006/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
18"Snow
220Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 41,110
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,123 people per sq mi
- 7 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 7 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $187k (≈$1,181/mo)
- Median rent $1,006/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (277 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,356 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 22% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to LUK airport
- 8 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 607 ft
- 388 mi to the ocean
- 184 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 86 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,338 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 288 bars within 25 mi
- 343 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 59 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kenton County: R+22 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