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Dry Ridge is a small town of 2,441 people in Grant County, Kentucky. It's about 32 miles from Cincinnati, OH. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $217k and rent runs about $811 a month.
2,441people
$217kTypical home
$811/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
16"Snow
217Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,441
- Part of a metro area
- About 473 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 32 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $217k (≈$1,367/mo)
- Median rent $811/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 7 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 (39 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,226 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 35% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to CVG airport
- 25 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 951 ft
- 392 mi to the ocean
- 208 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 221 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 39 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 23 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