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Stamping Ground is a tiny town of 994 people in Scott County, Kentucky. It's about 18 miles from Lexington, KY and 53 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $204k and rent runs about $1k a month.
994people
$204kTypical home
$1,077/moRent
86° / 42°Summer / winter
14"Snow
217Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 994
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,690 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Louisville, KY
- 18 mi to Lexington, KY
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $204k (≈$1,288/mo)
- Median rent $1,077/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 217 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 148 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (93 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (758 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 30% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to LEX airport
- 54 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 850 ft
- 397 mi to the ocean
- 200 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 339 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 53 bars within 25 mi
- 88 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Scott County: R+28 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