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What Is It Like to Live in Nicholasville?

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

Value score

42

19th best value in Kentucky

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

Overall livability

43

18th overall in Kentucky

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

Nicholasville is home to about 31,066 people. A typical home runs $160,900 and a household earns around $56,800, a price-to-income ratio of 2.8. Among Kentucky's largest cities, it ranks 19th for value and 18th overall.

Nicholasville at a glance

Median home price

$160,900

19th in KY of 30

Median rent

$845/mo

Median household income

$56,800

Home price to income

2.8x

Unemployment

5.6%

21st in KY of 30

School rating

4/10

13th in KY of 30

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in KY of 30

Walk score

2/100

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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.