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Best places to live in Greater Lexington

6 places with 701,229 residents within about 20 km of Lexington, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Lexington, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Georgetown (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 32,356 residents    66
  2. 2Nicholasville
    Kentucky, 29,754 residents    62
  3. 3Lexington-Fayette
    Kentucky, 314,488 residents    56
  4. 4Lexington (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 320,347 residents    56
  5. 5Mount Vernon (Kentucky, 2,583 residents)
    Kentucky, 2,583 residents    55
  6. 6Midway (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 1,701 residents    49

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For retired couples

  1. 1Georgetown (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 32,356 residents    65
  2. 2Mount Vernon (Kentucky, 2,583 residents)
    Kentucky, 2,583 residents    61
  3. 3Nicholasville
    Kentucky, 29,754 residents    60
  4. 4Lexington-Fayette
    Kentucky, 314,488 residents    57
  5. 5Lexington (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 320,347 residents    57

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For remote workers

  1. 1Nicholasville
    Kentucky, 29,754 residents    68
  2. 2Georgetown (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 32,356 residents    65
  3. 3Lexington-Fayette
    Kentucky, 314,488 residents    64
  4. 4Lexington (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 320,347 residents    64

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For commuters

  1. 1Lexington-Fayette
    Kentucky, 314,488 residents    77
  2. 2Lexington (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 320,347 residents    77
  3. 3Mount Vernon (Kentucky, 2,583 residents)
    Kentucky, 2,583 residents    68
  4. 4Georgetown (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 32,356 residents    63
  5. 5Nicholasville
    Kentucky, 29,754 residents    63
  6. 6Midway (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 1,701 residents    48

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For single professionals

  1. 1Lexington-Fayette
    Kentucky, 314,488 residents    71
  2. 2Lexington (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 320,347 residents    71
  3. 3Nicholasville
    Kentucky, 29,754 residents    42
  4. 4Georgetown (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 32,356 residents    32

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Georgetown (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 32,356 residents    60
  2. 2Nicholasville
    Kentucky, 29,754 residents    54
  3. 3Lexington-Fayette
    Kentucky, 314,488 residents    49
  4. 4Lexington (Kentucky)
    Kentucky, 320,347 residents    49
  5. 5Mount Vernon (Kentucky, 2,583 residents)
    Kentucky, 2,583 residents    42

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Towns in Greater Lexington