Walton makes Kentucky’s top 10 on 2 lists
Walton is ranked on 27 lists against the 145 Kentucky towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 2.
More kids than 100% of Kentucky
Not better or worse, just Walton’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Walton does best on
Each list ranks every KY town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Walton marked.
Walton lands in the top half on 6 of 14 lists
Each dot is Walton’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in KY, the right end is last. Areas where Walton does best come first.
1 spot from the top 3 for growth
Lists where Walton sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Walton lands in every KY ranking
32 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
People
Most educated#1 Indian Hills · 84.8%
#51
Youngest#1 Morehead · 22.0
#12
Oldest#1 Prospect · 54.5
#134
Most residents 65+#1 Hendron · 32.4%
#141
Most kids#1 Walton · 40.9%
#1 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Murray · 36.6%
#76
Most trails#1 Southgate · 5.3 mi / sq mi
#70
Most walkable#1 Douglass Hills · 148 / sq mi
#123 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Providence · 0.9 yrs
#110
Cheapest rent#1 Louisa · $488/mo
#118
Lowest property tax#1 Princeton · $535/yr
#133
Rent easiest to afford#1 Fort Knox · 22.7%
Getting around
F Shortest commute#1 Fort Campbell North · 10.3 min #141Climate
Snowiest#1 Covington · 23 in
#1
Least snow#1 Richmond · 1.3 in
#109
F
Mildest winters#1 Fort Campbell North · 27.6°
#124
Hottest summers#1 Bowling Green · 89.4°
#126
Coolest summers#1 Florence · 85.2°
#11
Longest growing season#1 Eddyville · 225 days
#107
Wettest#1 Russell Springs · 55 in
#109 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Hebron · 6.8%
#106
Most new homes#1 Elizabethtown · 17.4 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Cave City · +84.8%
#33
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Russell · 30.3 per home
Safety
Safest#1 Junction City · 0.4
The number on the right is Walton’s spot. All of Kentucky’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every KY list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.