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Living in Park Hills, KY

Park Hills is a small town of 3,165 people in Kenton County, Kentucky. It's about 5 miles from Cincinnati, OH. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $282k and rent runs about $1k a month.

3,165people
$282kTypical home
$1,042/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
18"Snow
220Sunny days
131Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 3,165
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 4,073 people per sq mi
  • 5 mi to Cincinnati, OH
  • 5 mi to Cincinnati, OH
  • 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $282k (≈$1,779/mo)
  • Median rent $1,042/mo
  • Median household income $100k
  • Property tax about 1.0% of value
  • 5.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 86°F
  • Winter highs around 39°F
  • Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
  • 220 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
  • 145 cloudy days a year
  • 51 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 131 days a year with rain or snow
  • 18" of snow a year
  • 6 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 (85 per 100k)
  • Very low property crime (419 per 100k)

People

  • Median age 33
  • 27% of households have kids
  • 13% are 65 or older
  • 62% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 4% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 22 min
  • 0% walk or take transit to work
  • 7 mi to LUK airport
  • 7 mi to CVG (major hub)
  • 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 62% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1953
  • 91% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 804 ft
  • 389 mi to the ocean
  • 183 mi to a big lake
  • Trailhead in town
  • 20 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 6 mi to the nearest campground
  • 90 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 1,401 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 297 bars within 25 mi
  • 368 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 59 museums within 25 mi
  • 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • Farmers market in town

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 42% of Kentucky districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • Vet in town
  • 3 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 4 congregations per 10k people
  • 3 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Kenton County: R+22 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

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