A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Glencoe$1,010/mo

Typical home $181K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.37% · or rent about $1,028/mo · Housing →

Loretto$1,380/mo

Typical home $242K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.55% · or rent about $797/mo · Housing →

The difference: $380 a month, about $4,500 a year, between Loretto and Glencoe.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

GlencoeLoretto

Snow a year7″3″

January low23°F —

July high86°F —

Growing season (days)194d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)81st 45th

Outdoors & history

GlencoeLoretto

Trails1 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Settled1960 1866

Archive photos—18

Famous people born here—2

Community

GlencoeLoretto

Library hours a week—18 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

81 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

GlencoeKY LorettoKY

Glencoe ↔ Loretto81 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Kentucky average

GlencoeLoretto

People

Population 319Lowest 683Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +1.4% KY: +3.8%

Median age 42.3±16.7Lowest 8% above KY 42.8±11.5Highest 9% above KY

Loretto and Glencoe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 21.6%±4.8Highest KY: 22.6% 21.2%±7.2Lowest KY: 22.6%

Glencoe and Loretto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 30.4%±15.8Highest KY: 17.3% 22.5%±2.2Lowest KY: 17.3%

Glencoe and Loretto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 5.7%Lowest KY: 27.6% 8.1%Highest KY: 27.6%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.2%±4.9Lowest KY: 5.5% 4.8%±3.5Highest KY: 5.5%

Loretto and Glencoe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $46,905±$9kLowest 26% below KY $61,250±$11kHighest 4% below KY

Loretto and Glencoe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $186,600±$50kHighest 9% below KY $183,100±$49kLowest 11% below KY

Glencoe and Loretto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,028±$122Highest 6% above KY $797±$100Lowest 18% below KY

Property taxmedian, yearly $687Lowest 56% below KY $1,005Highest 35% below KY

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 31.3%±100Lowest KY: 45.4% 41.4%±72.4Highest KY: 45.4%

Loretto and Glencoe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 11.3%Highest KY: 16.1% 8.2%Lowest KY: 16.1%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 83.3%Lowest KY: 68.3% 89.6%Highest KY: 68.3%

Typical home builtmedian year 1978Highest 4 yrs older than KY 1973Lowest 9 yrs older than KY

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 27 minLowest 13% above KY 33 minHighest 38% above KY

Work from home 4.2%±3.7Highest KY: 10.2% 1.8%±2.7Lowest KY: 10.2%

Glencoe and Loretto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 3.3%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miHighest 13.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.22Lowest 0.24Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Warsaw (10%)Bardstown (22%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LorettoFew work in Glencoe

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.6%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 14.2Highest 5.6Lowest

Kentucky average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Glencoe vs Loretto

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $380 more a month in Loretto

What daily life feels like in each

81 miles apart

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