A town of 15,786. A typical home worth about $251K.
The 3 things Berea does most differently from other towns.
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The typical Berea home is worth about $251,000, about the same as a year ago, 8% above the Kentucky typical home.
Berea tracks Kentucky closely on all 5 CDC measures.
4.8 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Berea City Park | 0.3 mi | 45 |
| 2. Alumni Field | 0.1 mi | 37 |
| 3. Berea Memorial Park | 0.1 mi | 2 |
The public schools Berea’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 62% of Kentucky’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Creek Elementary School | PK–5 | 490 | C |
| Shannon Johnson Elementary School | PK–5 | 473 | A |
| Berea Community Elementary School | PK–5 | 448 | C− |
| Farristown Middle School | 6–8 | 463 | A |
| Foley Middle School | 6–8 | 429 | B |
| Berea Community Middle School | 6–8 | 214 | B− |
About one in 4 of Berea’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Richmond (19%), Lexington-Fayette urban county (16%) and Georgetown (2%). Half commute less than 19 miles.
Berea reports less crime per resident than 70% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Berea has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 34% of U.S. communities.
13,561 people in 2010; 15,786 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
5 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 8 places on the National Register.
8 places in Berea on the National Register of Historic Places.
15 notable people were born in Berea.
City in Kentucky, United States
Berea ( bə-REE-ə) is a home rule-class city in Madison County, Kentucky, in the United States. The city is best known for its art festivals, historic restaurants and buildings, and as the home to Berea College, a private liberal arts college. The population was 15,539 at the 2020 census. It is one of the fastest-growing cities in Kentucky, having increased by 27.4% since 2000. Berea is a principal city of the Richmond−Berea Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Madison and Rockcastle counties. It was formally incorporated by the state assembly in 1890.
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