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Nicholasville is a small city of 32,197 people in Jessamine County, Kentucky. It's about 16 miles from Lexington, KY and 62 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $227k and rent runs about $1k a month.
32,197people
$227kTypical home
$1,147/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
11"Snow
219Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 32,197
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,117 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Louisville, KY
- 16 mi to Lexington, KY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $227k (≈$1,430/mo)
- Median rent $1,147/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (191 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,467 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 33% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to LEX airport
- 66 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,007 ft
- 393 mi to the ocean
- 195 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 467 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 50 bars within 25 mi
- 118 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jessamine County: R+36 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- 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