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Ludlow is a small town of 4,378 people in Kenton County, Kentucky. It's about 4 miles from Cincinnati, OH. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $185k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,378people
$185kTypical home
$1,233/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
17"Snow
220Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,378
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,779 people per sq mi
- 4 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 4 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $185k (≈$1,165/mo)
- Median rent $1,233/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (178 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (748 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 24% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to CVG airport
- 7 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 532 ft
- 390 mi to the ocean
- 182 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 90 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,396 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 297 bars within 25 mi
- 368 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 59 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 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
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kenton County: R+22 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk