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Lawrenceburg is a big small town of 11,943 people in Anderson County, Kentucky. It's about 26 miles from Lexington, KY and 41 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $201k and rent runs about $954 a month.
11,943people
$201kTypical home
$954/moRent
86° / 42°Summer / winter
11"Snow
217Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,943
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,983 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Louisville, KY
- 26 mi to Lexington, KY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $201k (≈$1,268/mo)
- Median rent $954/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 217 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 148 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (26 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (348 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 35% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to LEX airport
- 46 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 797 ft
- 410 mi to the ocean
- 182 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 370 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 49 bars within 25 mi
- 99 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Anderson County: R+49 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High 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