Elsmere ranks #18 in Kentucky for a top hospital nearby
Elsmere is ranked on 28 lists against the 145 Kentucky towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 2.
More snow than 100% of Kentucky
Not better or worse, just Elsmere’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Elsmere does best on
Each list ranks every KY town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Elsmere marked.
Elsmere lands in the top half on 9 of 14 lists
Each dot is Elsmere’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in KY, the right end is last. Areas where Elsmere does best come first.
3 spots from the top 25 for short commutes
Lists where Elsmere sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Elsmere out-ranks 0 of its 2 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 Elsmere lands
32 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Getting around
F Shortest commute#1 Fort Campbell North · 10.3 min #28
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Hebron · 6.8%
#91
Most new homes#1 Elizabethtown · 17.4 per 1,000
#33
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Cave City · +84.8%
#59
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Russell · 30.3 per home
#5 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Murray · 36.6%
#80
Most trails#1 Southgate · 5.3 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Douglass Hills · 148 / sq mi
#39 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Providence · 0.9 yrs
#56
Cheapest rent#1 Louisa · $488/mo
#123
Lowest property tax#1 Princeton · $535/yr
#81
Rent easiest to afford#1 Fort Knox · 22.7%
People
Most educated#1 Indian Hills · 84.8%
#79
Youngest#1 Morehead · 22.0
#15
Oldest#1 Prospect · 54.5
#131
Most residents 65+#1 Hendron · 32.4%
#124
Most kids#1 Walton · 40.9%
#61 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Covington · 23 in
#1
Least snow#1 Richmond · 1.3 in
#109
F
Mildest winters#1 Fort Campbell North · 27.6°
#132
Hottest summers#1 Bowling Green · 89.4°
#132
Coolest summers#1 Florence · 85.2°
#4
Longest growing season#1 Eddyville · 225 days
#107
Wettest#1 Russell Springs · 55 in
#107 The number on the right is Elsmere’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.