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Walton is a big small town of 5,730 people in Boone County, Kentucky. It's about 20 miles from Cincinnati, OH. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $262k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,730people
$262kTypical home
$1,306/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
18"Snow
217Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,730
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,205 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 20 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $262k (≈$1,653/mo)
- Median rent $1,306/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (103 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (878 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 49% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to CVG airport
- 13 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 889 ft
- 393 mi to the ocean
- 197 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 49 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 840 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 232 bars within 25 mi
- 198 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 43 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Boone County: R+37 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