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About Jackson
City in Kentucky, United StatesJackson is a home rule-class city in Breathitt County, Kentucky, United States, and its county seat. The population was 2,237 at the 2020 census. It was the home of the Jackson Academy, which became Lees College.
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Housing in Jackson
The typical Jackson home is worth about $74,000, down 19.7% in a year, 68% below the Kentucky typical home.
Safety in Jackson
Safety Grade B
Jackson reports less crime per resident than 63% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Kentucky has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Jackson sits closer to the middle.
Schools in Jackson
All Jackson schools →School Grade C-
The public schools Jackson’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 76% of Kentucky’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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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