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Owenton is a small town of 1,511 people in Owen County, Kentucky. It's about 37 miles from Lexington, KY and 45 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $138k and rent runs about $726 a month.
1,511people
$138kTypical home
$726/moRent
85° / 40°Summer / winter
14"Snow
217Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,511
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 794 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 37 mi to Lexington, KY
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $138k (≈$867/mo)
- Median rent $726/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 14" 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 (0 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (201 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 30% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to CVG airport
- 36 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 968 ft
- 405 mi to the ocean
- 202 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 64 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Owen County: R+63 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