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Ghent is a tiny town of 286 people in Carroll County, Kentucky. It's about 41 miles from Cincinnati, OH. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $98k and rent runs about $1k a month.
286people
$98kTypical home
$1,034/moRent
88° / 41°Summer / winter
20"Snow
223Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 286
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 402 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 41 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $98k (≈$620/mo)
- Median rent $1,034/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (155 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (429 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 34% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to CVG airport
- 31 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 469 ft
- 417 mi to the ocean
- 199 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 71 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carroll County: R+51 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.