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Winchester is a small city of 19,213 people in Clark County, Kentucky. It's about 15 miles from Lexington, KY and 80 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $188k and rent runs about $916 a month.
19,213people
$188kTypical home
$916/moRent
85° / 42°Summer / winter
9"Snow
217Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,213
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,082 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Louisville, KY
- 15 mi to Lexington, KY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $188k (≈$1,187/mo)
- Median rent $916/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 217 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 148 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 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 (169 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,156 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 26% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to LEX airport
- 77 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 968 ft
- 372 mi to the ocean
- 217 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 392 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 47 bars within 25 mi
- 98 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clark County: R+35 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