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Somerset

A city of 12,216 people in Kentucky
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Map of Somerset: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land1.6%152 of 9,663 acres
Trails2.8 mi0.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves512 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Somerset

City in Kentucky, United States
1798Established
11,924Population
11.4 sq miArea
971 ftElevation

Somerset is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 11,924. Somerset's micropolitan area population is 67,384; it comprises the entirety of Pulaski County.

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From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

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ZIP code42501, 42502, 42503
Area code606
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Housing in Somerset

$202K≈ same as a year ago Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Somerset home is worth about $202,000, about the same as a year ago, 13% below the Kentucky typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market56
Sale-to-list95.6%
Sold in May25
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Safety in Somerset

C+

Safety Grade C+

Somerset reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 65% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Somerset 3.3
Kentucky 2.1
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Somerset 11.3
Kentucky 12.8
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade A

The public schools Somerset’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 92% of Kentucky’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#20Best public schoolsof 126 in KY
DistrictPulaski 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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Locator map of Somerset
Wikimedia Commons · Map: The original uploader was Seth Ilys at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0

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