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Versailles is a big small town of 10,492 people in Woodford County, Kentucky. It's about 16 miles from Lexington, KY and 51 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $286k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,492people
$286kTypical home
$1,160/moRent
85° / 42°Summer / winter
13"Snow
217Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,492
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,617 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Louisville, KY
- 16 mi to Lexington, KY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $286k (≈$1,804/mo)
- Median rent $1,160/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 217 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 148 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 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 (54 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (628 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to LEX airport
- 56 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 925 ft
- 401 mi to the ocean
- 191 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 419 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 57 bars within 25 mi
- 112 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Woodford County: R+14 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very 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