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Ferguson is a tiny town of 849 people in Pulaski County, Kentucky. It's about 72 miles from Lexington, KY and 95 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $758 a month.
849people
$153kTypical home
$758/moRent
87° / 46°Summer / winter
8"Snow
219Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 849
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 432 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Louisville, KY
- 72 mi to Lexington, KY
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$965/mo)
- Median rent $758/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 219 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 146 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (103 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (434 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 27% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to LEX airport
- 93 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 119 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 879 ft
- 378 mi to the ocean
- 182 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 54 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pulaski County: R+65 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- 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