Living in Edgewood, KY
Edgewood is a big small town of 8,447 people in Kenton County, Kentucky. It's about 10 miles from Cincinnati, OH. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $312k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,447people
$312kTypical home
$1,073/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
19"Snow
220Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,447
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,982 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 10 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $312k (≈$1,969/mo)
- Median rent $1,073/mo
- Median household income $119k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" 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
- Very low violent crime (80 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (406 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 33% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to CVG airport
- 6 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 830 ft
- 390 mi to the ocean
- 187 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 82 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,280 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 285 bars within 25 mi
- 318 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 51 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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