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Wilmore is a big small town of 6,057 people in Jessamine County, Kentucky. It's about 20 miles from Lexington, KY and 57 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $249k and rent runs about $975 a month.
6,057people
$249kTypical home
$975/moRent
86° / 44°Summer / winter
10"Snow
219Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,057
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,217 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Louisville, KY
- 20 mi to Lexington, KY
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $249k (≈$1,570/mo)
- Median rent $975/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (33 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (614 per 100k)
People
- Median age 29
- 34% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 22% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to LEX airport
- 62 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 896 ft
- 399 mi to the ocean
- 190 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 405 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 47 bars within 25 mi
- 106 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Jessamine County: R+36 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