Grayson is #1 in Kentucky for graduation rate
Grayson is ranked on 29 lists against the 145 Kentucky towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 5.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every KY town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Grayson marked.
Steadier prices than 100% of Kentucky
Not better or worse, just Grayson’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Grayson lands in the top half on 5 of 15 lists
Each dot is Grayson’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in KY, the right end is last. Areas where Grayson does best come first.
3 spots from the top 10 for walkable streets
Lists where Grayson sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every KY list, and where Grayson lands
32 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Providence · 0.9 yrs
#23
Cheapest rent#1 Louisa · $488/mo
#31
Lowest property tax#1 Princeton · $535/yr
#9
Rent easiest to afford#1 Fort Knox · 22.7%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Murray · 36.6%
#118
Most trails#1 Southgate · 5.3 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Douglass Hills · 148 / sq mi
#13 Getting around
F Shortest commute#1 Fort Campbell North · 10.3 min #102People
Most educated#1 Indian Hills · 84.8%
#107
Youngest#1 Morehead · 22.0
#13
Oldest#1 Prospect · 54.5
#133
Most residents 65+#1 Hendron · 32.4%
#82
Most kids#1 Walton · 40.9%
#78 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Hebron · 6.8%
#14
Most new homes#1 Elizabethtown · 17.4 per 1,000
#58
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Cave City · +84.8%
#125
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Russell · 30.3 per home
Climate
Snowiest#1 Covington · 23 in
#34
Least snow#1 Richmond · 1.3 in
#106
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Mildest winters#1 Fort Campbell North · 27.6°
#109
Hottest summers#1 Bowling Green · 89.4°
#47
Coolest summers#1 Florence · 85.2°
#88
Longest growing season#1 Eddyville · 225 days
#142
Wettest#1 Russell Springs · 55 in
#133 The number on the right is Grayson’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.