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Danville is a small city of 17,327 people in Boyle County, Kentucky. It's about 37 miles from Lexington, KY and 60 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $208k and rent runs about $762 a month.
17,327people
$208kTypical home
$762/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
11"Snow
219Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,327
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 958 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Louisville, KY
- 37 mi to Lexington, KY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $208k (≈$1,309/mo)
- Median rent $762/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 219 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 146 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" 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 (78 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (796 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to LEX airport
- 64 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 948 ft
- 407 mi to the ocean
- 179 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 33 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 65 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Boyle County: R+29 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk