Ludlow is a home rule-class city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 4,385 at the 2020 census. It is a suburb of the Cincinnati metropolitan area. It received its greatest period of early growth as a rail station.

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Town numbers

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Area code859

Living in Ludlow

Housing in Ludlow

$211K≈ same as a year ago Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Ludlow home is worth about $211,000, about the same as a year ago, 9% below the Kentucky typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market105

Sale-to-list102.4%

Sold in May8

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Safety in Ludlow

Safety Grade B

Ludlow 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 Ludlow sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000

Ludlow 2.1

Kentucky 2.1

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Ludlow 8

Kentucky 12.8

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Ludlow

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School Grade C

The public schools Ludlow’s kids attend trail 75% of Kentucky’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictLudlow IndependentSchools2

Mary A. Goetz Elementary School C+Elementary · Grades PK–6 · 455 students Ludlow High School B-High · Grades 7–12 · 376 students

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

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