Living in Germantown, KY
Germantown is a tiny town of 232 people in Bracken County, Kentucky. It's about 44 miles from Cincinnati, OH. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $113k and rent runs about $1k a month.
232people
$113kTypical home
$1,292/moRent
85° / 40°Summer / winter
15"Snow
213Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 232
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,902 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 44 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $113k (≈$714/mo)
- Median rent $1,292/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 6 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 (83 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (320 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 43% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to LUK airport
- 47 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 929 ft
- 357 mi to the ocean
- 200 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 47 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bracken County: R+65 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.