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A city of 10,160 people in Kentucky
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Map of Paris: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land2.7%138 of 5,090 acres
Trails5.8 mi0.7 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves414 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Paris City School and Paris Junior High School, the main building1923
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Paris City School and Paris Junior High School, the main building, 1923

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About Paris

City in Kentucky, United States
1775Established
10,171Population
7.9 sq miArea
843 ftElevation

Paris is a home rule–class city in Bourbon County, Kentucky, and the county seat. It lies 18 miles (29 km) northeast of Lexington on the Stoner Fork of the Licking River. It is part of the Lexington–Fayette Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2020, it had a population of 10,171.

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ZIP code40361–40362, 40361, 40362
Area code859
Living in Paris

Housing in Paris

$266K▼ 1.3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Paris home is worth about $266,000, down 1.3% in a year, 14% above the Kentucky typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market31
Sale-to-list97.3%
Sold in May12
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Safety in Paris

B−

Safety Grade B-

Paris reports less crime per resident than 50% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Kentucky has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Paris sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000
Paris 2.2
Kentucky 2.1
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Paris 12
Kentucky 12.8
U.S. 15.5
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D

School Grade D

The public schools Paris’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 87% of Kentucky’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictBourbon CountySchools10

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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