The 13 Best Affordable Small Towns for Remote Workers in Kentucky
Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 94 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Kentucky, scoring every town on all of these at once. #1 is Buckner, KY.
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13Taylor Mill, Kentucky
Work from home: 68th percentile · Broadband at home: 78th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 68th percentile
6,873 people · Kenton County · median home $241,000 · income $88,546 · Jan low 24°F · 18 in snow
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12Dayton, Kentucky
Work from home: 72nd percentile · Broadband at home: 67th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 76th percentile
5,666 people · Campbell County · median home $163,500 · income $65,992 · Jan low 24°F · 16 in snow
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11Park Hills, Kentucky
Work from home: 93rd percentile · Broadband at home: 60th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 64th percentile
3,162 people · Kenton County · median home $282,100 · income $99,861 · Jan low 24°F · 23 in snow
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10Hillview, Kentucky
Work from home: 67th percentile · Broadband at home: 82nd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 68th percentile
8,622 people · Bullitt County · median home $186,300 · income $68,111 · Jan low 26°F · 4 in snow
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9Bellevue, Kentucky
Work from home: 83rd percentile · Broadband at home: 78th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 57th percentile
5,548 people · Campbell County · median home $206,500 · income $71,166 · Jan low 24°F · 16 in snow
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8Union, Kentucky
Work from home: 94th percentile · Broadband at home: 78th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 53rd percentile
7,416 people · Boone County · median home $411,500 · income $136,712 · Jan low 23°F · 23 in snow
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7Massac, Kentucky
Work from home: 81st percentile · Broadband at home: 76th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 71st percentile
4,635 people · McCracken County · median home $239,400 · income $92,560 · Jan low 27°F · 9 in snow
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6Oakbrook, Kentucky
Work from home: 78th percentile · Broadband at home: 91st percentile · Home value ÷ income: 64th percentile
9,268 people · Boone County · median home $260,700 · income $94,652 · Jan low 23°F · 23 in snow
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5Rineyville, Kentucky
Work from home: 97th percentile · Broadband at home: 86th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 53rd percentile
3,039 people · Hardin County · median home $257,100 · income $84,511 · Jan low 24°F · 5 in snow
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4Hebron, Kentucky
Work from home: 73rd percentile · Broadband at home: 79th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 86th percentile
6,195 people · Boone County · median home $239,300 · income $106,719 · Jan low 23°F · 23 in snow
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3Edgewood, Kentucky
Work from home: 90th percentile · Broadband at home: 79th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 71st percentile
8,435 people · Kenton County · median home $312,200 · income $119,028 · Jan low 23°F · 23 in snow
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2Francisville, Kentucky
Work from home: 75th percentile · Broadband at home: 97th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 76th percentile
9,952 people · Boone County · median home $398,000 · income $159,371 · Jan low 24°F · 11 in snow
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1Buckner, Kentucky
Work from home: 90th percentile · Broadband at home: 98th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 71st percentile
5,785 people · Oldham County · median home $425,400 · income $164,219 · Jan low 23°F · 11 in snow
Price vs ranking
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- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
- FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
- NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
- BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
- The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)