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Lexington-Fayette is a big city of 323,725 people in Fayette County, Kentucky. It's about 4 miles from Lexington, KY and 65 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $294k and rent runs about $1k a month.
323,725people
$294kTypical home
$1,164/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
12"Snow
217Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big city of 323,725
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,140 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Louisville, KY
- 4 mi to Lexington, KY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $294k (≈$1,851/mo)
- Median rent $1,164/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" 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 (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 26% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to LEX airport
- 70 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,063 ft
- 386 mi to the ocean
- 205 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 35 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 428 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 50 bars within 25 mi
- 109 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fayette County: D+18 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very 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