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Somerset is a big small town of 12,216 people in Pulaski County, Kentucky. It's about 71 miles from Lexington, KY and 94 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $144k and rent runs about $775 a month.
12,216people
$144kTypical home
$775/moRent
87° / 45°Summer / winter
8"Snow
219Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,216
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 828 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Louisville, KY
- 71 mi to Lexington, KY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $144k (≈$908/mo)
- Median rent $775/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (303 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,038 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to LEX airport
- 94 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 117 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 955 ft
- 379 mi to the ocean
- 182 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 62 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pulaski County: R+65 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- 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