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Cleveland House
The Cleveland House is located in Versailles, Kentucky. Originally the Cleveland Orphan Home, it was an orphanage that incorporated in 1869, remaining in operation until the 1950s.
About Versailles
City in Kentucky, United StatesVersailles is a home rule-class city in Woodford County, Kentucky, United States. It lies 13 miles (21 kilometers) by road west of Lexington and is part of the Lexington-Fayette Metropolitan Statistical Area. Versailles has a population of 10,534 according to 2024 census estimates. It is the county seat of Woodford County. The city's name is pronounced vər-SAYLZ, an anglicization different from the French pronunciation of the royal city of the same name near Paris.
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Housing in Versailles
The typical Versailles home is worth about $359,000, down 1.1% in a year, 54% above the Kentucky typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Versailles
Safety Grade A-
Versailles reports less crime per resident than 77% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Work & commute in Versailles
Full picture →Most working residents leave Versailles for work: only 15% work in town. The top destinations are Lexington-Fayette urban county (36%), Frankfort (5%) and Georgetown (3%). Half commute less than 12 miles.
Health in Versailles
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of 5 measures CDC estimates. The other 3 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Versailles
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Versailles
Full climate →Versailles has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 15 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Versailles
All Versailles schools →School Grade A
The public schools Versailles’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 93% of Kentucky’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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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