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Midway is a small town of 1,776 people in Woodford County, Kentucky. It's about 14 miles from Lexington, KY and 52 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $244k and rent runs about $976 a month.
1,776people
$244kTypical home
$976/moRent
85° / 42°Summer / winter
14"Snow
217Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,776
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,239 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Louisville, KY
- 14 mi to Lexington, KY
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $244k (≈$1,536/mo)
- Median rent $976/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" 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 (54 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (652 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 21% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 19% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to LEX airport
- 57 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 814 ft
- 398 mi to the ocean
- 196 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 412 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 57 bars within 25 mi
- 112 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Woodford County: R+14 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very 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