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Georgetown is a small city of 39,117 people in Scott County, Kentucky. It's about 12 miles from Lexington, KY and 61 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $265k and rent runs about $1k a month.
39,117people
$265kTypical home
$1,255/moRent
86° / 42°Summer / winter
14"Snow
217Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 39,117
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,211 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Louisville, KY
- 12 mi to Lexington, KY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $265k (≈$1,674/mo)
- Median rent $1,255/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" 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
- Very low violent crime (159 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,042 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 37% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to LEX airport
- 55 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 948 ft
- 389 mi to the ocean
- 207 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 395 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 57 bars within 25 mi
- 99 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Scott County: R+28 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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