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Elsmere is a big small town of 9,205 people in Kenton County, Kentucky. It's about 11 miles from Cincinnati, OH. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $172k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,205people
$172kTypical home
$1,351/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
20"Snow
217Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,205
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,503 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 11 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,084/mo)
- Median rent $1,351/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (144 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (604 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 28% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to CVG airport
- 5 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 810 ft
- 392 mi to the ocean
- 189 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 76 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,162 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 272 bars within 25 mi
- 283 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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