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London is a big small town of 7,561 people in Laurel County, Kentucky. It's about 71 miles from Lexington, KY and 112 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $815 a month.
7,561people
$170kTypical home
$815/moRent
86° / 45°Summer / winter
6"Snow
219Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,561
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 597 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Louisville, KY
- 71 mi to Lexington, KY
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,073/mo)
- Median rent $815/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (117 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,558 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 31% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 70 mi to LEX airport
- 90 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 108 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,234 ft
- 365 mi to the ocean
- 181 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 93 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 5% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Laurel County: R+70 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk