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Farmers is a tiny town of 206 people in Rowan County, Kentucky. It's about 49 miles from Lexington, KY and 87 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $201k and rent runs about $825 a month.
206people
$201kTypical home
$825/moRent
86° / 41°Summer / winter
12"Snow
213Sunny days
159Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 206
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 207 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 49 mi to Lexington, KY
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $201k (≈$1,267/mo)
- Median rent $825/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 159 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 5 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 (106 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (480 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 35% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 13% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to HTS airport
- 88 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 824 ft
- 336 mi to the ocean
- 215 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rowan County: R+28 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.