Cold Spring is #1 in Kentucky for graduation rate
Cold Spring is ranked on 24 lists against the 145 Kentucky towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 4.
Cold Spring is on Kentucky’s podium 2 times
Each list ranks every KY town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Cold Spring marked.
More snow than 100% of Kentucky
Not better or worse, just Cold Spring’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Cold Spring lands in the top half on 6 of 15 lists
Each dot is Cold Spring’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in KY, the right end is last. Areas where Cold Spring does best come first.
4 spots from the top 25 for college degrees
Lists where Cold Spring sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Cold Spring out-ranks 1 of its 3 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Every KY list, and where Cold Spring lands
32 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
People
Most educated#1 Indian Hills · 84.8%
#29
Youngest#1 Morehead · 22.0
#142
Oldest#1 Prospect · 54.5
#4
Most residents 65+#1 Hendron · 32.4%
#3
Most kids#1 Walton · 40.9%
#137 
Getting around
F Shortest commute#1 Fort Campbell North · 10.3 min #76
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Murray · 36.6%
#78
Most trails#1 Southgate · 5.3 mi / sq mi
#58
Most walkable#1 Douglass Hills · 148 / sq mi
#121 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Providence · 0.9 yrs
#106
Cheapest rent#1 Louisa · $488/mo
#109
Lowest property tax#1 Princeton · $535/yr
#114
Rent easiest to afford#1 Fort Knox · 22.7%
The number on the right is Cold Spring’s spot. All of Kentucky’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every KY list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.