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Lancaster is a small town of 4,013 people in Garrard County, Kentucky. It's about 34 miles from Lexington, KY and 69 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $801 a month.
4,013people
$175kTypical home
$801/moRent
86° / 44°Summer / winter
6"Snow
219Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,013
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,590 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Louisville, KY
- 34 mi to Lexington, KY
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,105/mo)
- Median rent $801/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 219 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 146 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (211 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (686 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to LEX airport
- 74 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,007 ft
- 397 mi to the ocean
- 189 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 120 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Garrard County: R+60 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk