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Flemingsburg is a small town of 2,965 people in Fleming County, Kentucky. It's about 44 miles from Lexington, KY and 64 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $133k and rent runs about $716 a month.
2,965people
$133kTypical home
$716/moRent
86° / 41°Summer / winter
9"Snow
213Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,965
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,102 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 44 mi to Lexington, KY
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $133k (≈$837/mo)
- Median rent $716/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 19.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" 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 (25 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (488 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 35% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to LEX airport
- 66 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 846 ft
- 345 mi to the ocean
- 212 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fleming County: R+61 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very 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