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North Middletown is a tiny town of 679 people in Bourbon County, Kentucky. It's about 18 miles from Lexington, KY and 72 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $913 a month.
679people
$118kTypical home
$913/moRent
86° / 42°Summer / winter
9"Snow
217Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 679
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,039 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 18 mi to Lexington, KY
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$742/mo)
- Median rent $913/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 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 (128 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (791 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to LEX airport
- 69 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 892 ft
- 367 mi to the ocean
- 225 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 349 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 50 bars within 25 mi
- 85 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bourbon County: R+34 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