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    Moving to Georgetown, KY

    Is Georgetown a good place to live?

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    Georgetown ranks #2 of 16 Kentucky cities with 25,000+ people on the Smart Movers livability score (75/100), which weighs home affordability, unemployment, education and population growth. Population grew 1.9% in the latest Census year.

    Median home value
    $244,200
    +9.2% vs prior year
    Median rent
    $1,199
    per month
    Household income
    $78,373
    median
    Unemployment
    3.9%
    lower is better

    Cost of living in Georgetown

    The median home value in Georgetown is $244,200 and median rent is $1,199 a month, against a median household income of $78,373. Homes cost about 3.1× a year of income (under 3× is considered affordable).

    Georgetown crime rate

    City-level FBI figures vary by agency; across Kentucky the 2025 rate was 214 violent and 1,282 property crimes per 100,000 people — #38 highest of 50 states. The full report breaks down local trends.

    Moving to Georgetown, KY

    Georgetown has about 38,206 residents, 3.9% unemployment and 21% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

    Compare Georgetown with

    Georgetown vs LouisvilleGeorgetown vs LexingtonGeorgetown vs Bowling GreenGeorgetown vs OwensboroGeorgetown vs CovingtonGeorgetown vs RichmondGeorgetown vs FlorenceGeorgetown vs Elizabethtown

    More: Where to move in Kentucky · Best counties in Kentucky

    Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (2023, compared with 2022); FBI Crime Data Explorer.

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