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Mount Sterling is a big small town of 7,551 people in Montgomery County, Kentucky. It's about 27 miles from Lexington, KY and 80 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $188k and rent runs about $699 a month.
7,551people
$188kTypical home
$699/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
9"Snow
213Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,551
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,680 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 27 mi to Lexington, KY
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $188k (≈$1,183/mo)
- Median rent $699/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (169 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,210 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 26% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to LEX airport
- 78 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 994 ft
- 358 mi to the ocean
- 231 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 109 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: R+47 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