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Irvine is a small town of 2,723 people in Estill County, Kentucky. It's about 38 miles from Lexington, KY and 97 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $139k and rent runs about $710 a month.
2,723people
$139kTypical home
$710/moRent
85° / 43°Summer / winter
11"Snow
211Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,723
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,868 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Louisville, KY
- 38 mi to Lexington, KY
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $139k (≈$878/mo)
- Median rent $710/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (54 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (525 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to LEX airport
- 101 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 656 ft
- 363 mi to the ocean
- 218 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 87 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Estill County: R+63 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- 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