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What Is It Like to Live in Georgetown?

What it costs to live in Georgetown, and how it compares with other Kentucky cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

66

10th best value in Kentucky

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Kentucky cities.

Overall livability

68

7th overall in Kentucky

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Georgetown is home to about 36,281 people. A typical home runs $186,300 and a household earns around $66,900, a price-to-income ratio of 2.8. Among Kentucky's largest cities, it ranks 10th for value and 7th overall.

Georgetown at a glance

Median home price

$186,300

14th in KY of 30

Median rent

$998/mo

Median household income

$66,900

Home price to income

2.8x

Unemployment

3.0%

1st in KY of 30

School rating

5/10

10th in KY of 30

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in KY of 30

Walk score

3/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Kentucky only. Updated 2026.