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Richmond is a small city of 37,111 people in Madison County, Kentucky. It's about 27 miles from Lexington, KY and 79 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $215k and rent runs about $917 a month.
37,111people
$215kTypical home
$917/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
1"Snow
219Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 37,111
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,690 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Louisville, KY
- 27 mi to Lexington, KY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $215k (≈$1,355/mo)
- Median rent $917/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (232 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,574 per 100k)
People
- Median age 28
- 23% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 20% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to LEX airport
- 84 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 44% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 974 ft
- 380 mi to the ocean
- 206 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 304 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 72 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Madison County: R+31 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