CITY PROFILE
Lexington, KY
“Cheap living, but your social calendar depends on UK basketball season.”
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $328K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,528/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 12.8°C · warmest 24.5°C · coolest -0.2°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 1231 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 4.13 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #110 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy89
- Affordable to rent81
- Climate comfort63
- Plenty of sunshine47
- Big-city amenities28
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.