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Danville

A city of 17,327 people in Kentucky
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About Danville

City in Kentucky, United States
1785Established
17,234Population
17 sq miArea
984 ftElevation

Danville is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Boyle County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 17,236 at the 2020 census. Danville is the principal city of the Danville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of the Boyle and Lincoln counties. In 2001, Danville received a Great American Main Street Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Centre College in Danville was selected to host U.S. vice-presidential debates in 2000 and 2012.

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ZIP code40422, 40423
Area code859
Living in Danville

Housing in Danville

$250K▲ 1.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Danville home is worth about $250,000, up 1.8% in a year, 7% above the Kentucky typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market50
Sale-to-list98.2%
Sold in May18
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Safety in Danville

B

Safety Grade B

Danville reports less crime per resident than 58% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Kentucky has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Danville sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000
Danville 0.8
Kentucky 2.1
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Danville 8.3
Kentucky 12.8
U.S. 15.5
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≈Just like Kentucky

No difference on any of 5 measures is outside the margin of error.

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Nothing stands out: Danville tracks Kentucky closely.

Care nearby

Ephraim Mcdowell Regional Medical CenterDanville · 0.4 mi · ER
Women's Care of the CommonwealthDanville · 0.3 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalShortage · county-wide
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Danville · CMS · HRSAHealth in Danville →

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A−

School Grade A-

The public schools Danville’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 82% of Kentucky’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#23Best public schoolsof 126 in KY
DistrictBoyle CountySchools13

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within KY. Ratings are from neighbors.

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