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Kentucky

Kentucky local intelligence hub with statewide signal reads, city briefs, tract pages, and curated local context. Start here for the statewide pattern, then move into the specific markets shaping it.

Violent crime
2.1 / 1k
Violent crime has declined 6% since 2021.
Median income
$68,703
Median household income has increased 24% since 2019.
Market rent
$1,386
Market rent has increased 50% since 2019. Rent here is ZIP-derived market context.
Population
4,534,824
Kentucky covered by 1306 underlying areas.
Signals

What Kentucky is signaling right now

Four scored signals show quality, momentum, safety, and investor upside without loading the full app payload.

Safety

44/100

Scores in the 44th percentile for lower violent crime relative to its peer set. Higher scores indicate safer conditions based on the current violent-crime rate.

Momentum

50/100

Development activity lands around the 50th percentile once permit intensity is normalized by household base — a forward-looking signal for neighborhood improvement trajectory.

Quality

45/100

Retail discovery mix places this area around the 45th percentile — curated premium-versus-value retail tagging, openings, and category mix are used to summarize commercial quality.

Investor Upside

48/100

Forward-looking composite places this area in the 48th percentile — a weighted blend of development momentum and retail quality signaling medium-term investment potential.

City intelligence

Kentucky cities compared

24 largest indexed cities ranked by population with income, rent, and violent crime side-by-side. Open any city for the full hub.

#CityPopulationMedian IncomeMarket RentViolent Crime
1 Louisville 790,086
$74,849
$1,406
2 Morehead 444,720
$48,283
$1,335
1.7 / 1k
3 Berea 343,546
$48,199
$1,270
1.2 / 1k
4 Lexington 323,725
$78,821
$1,534
3.0 / 1k
5 Owensboro 247,053
$65,292
$1,325
3.9 / 1k
6 Bowling Green 245,498
$62,673
$1,306
2.8 / 1k
7 Danville 189,618
$54,385
$1,348
1.5 / 1k
8 Elizabethtown 126,232
$64,978
$1,362
1.6 / 1k
9 Hopkinsville 117,840
$57,163
$1,214
4.5 / 1k
10 Bardstown 111,585
$64,210
$1,211
2.2 / 1k
11 Murray 110,760
$56,377
$1,254
1.2 / 1k
12 Paducah 109,321
$65,461
$1,300
3.5 / 1k
13 Florence 101,553
$100,823
$1,671
2.5 / 1k
14 Frankfort 97,409
$69,469
$1,199
2.7 / 1k
15 Richmond 78,435
$69,054
$1,087
2.5 / 1k
16 Radcliff 70,543
$70,783
$1,105
2.4 / 1k
17 Independence 70,098
$88,761
$1,830
0.4 / 1k
18 Paris 64,093
$64,026
$1,305
1.5 / 1k
19 Georgetown 61,544
$92,274
$1,501
1.9 / 1k
20 La Grange 58,832
$84,516
$1,802
1.1 / 1k
21 Mount Sterling 55,578
$51,139
$1,183
2.5 / 1k
22 Nicholasville 54,588
$78,112
$1,479
1.5 / 1k
23 Franklin 54,023
$58,312
$1,420
0.9 / 1k
24 Mount Washington 49,910
$101,181
$1,471
0.7 / 1k

Showing top 24 cities by population. Full directories remain available from city and ranking pages.

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