Living in Glencoe, KY
Glencoe is a tiny town of 319 people in Gallatin County, Kentucky. It's about 33 miles from Cincinnati, OH. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $187k and rent runs about $1k a month.
319people
$187kTypical home
$1,028/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
11"Snow
217Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 319
- Part of a metro area
- About 181 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 33 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $187k (≈$1,177/mo)
- Median rent $1,028/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 217 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 148 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (160 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (445 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 34% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to CVG airport
- 24 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 817 ft
- 404 mi to the ocean
- 209 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 151 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gallatin County: R+60 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