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Florence is a small city of 32,803 people in Boone County, Kentucky. It's about 13 miles from Cincinnati, OH. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $211k and rent runs about $1k a month.
32,803people
$211kTypical home
$1,329/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
21"Snow
217Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 32,803
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,935 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 13 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $211k (≈$1,329/mo)
- Median rent $1,329/mo
- Median household income $71k
- 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)
- 217 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 148 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (185 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,256 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to CVG airport
- 4 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 866 ft
- 395 mi to the ocean
- 190 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 74 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,101 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 268 bars within 25 mi
- 266 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 48 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)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Boone County: R+37 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