Paris
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1880
1950 Census Enumeration District Maps - Kentucky (KY) - Bourbon County - Paris - ED 9-1 to 8, 1880
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About Paris
City in Kentucky, United StatesParis 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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How Paris ranks
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Housing in Paris
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
Safety in Paris
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.
Work & commute in Paris
Full picture →About one in 4 of Paris’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Lexington-Fayette urban county (28%), Georgetown (7%) and Winchester (3%). Half commute less than 16 miles.
Health in Paris
Compared with Kentucky
of 5 measures CDC estimates. The other 4 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Paris
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 48% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Paris
Full climate →Paris has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 15 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Paris
All Paris schools →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.
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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