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Frankfort is a small city of 28,503 people in Franklin County, Kentucky. It's about 24 miles from Lexington, KY and 42 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $184k and rent runs about $944 a month.
28,503people
$184kTypical home
$944/moRent
88° / 44°Summer / winter
13"Snow
217Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 28,503
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,930 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Louisville, KY
- 24 mi to Lexington, KY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $184k (≈$1,158/mo)
- Median rent $944/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 217 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 148 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (230 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,552 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to LEX airport
- 47 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 564 ft
- 407 mi to the ocean
- 189 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 339 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 53 bars within 25 mi
- 90 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+5 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk