There’s no denying it: there are plenty of places in Kentucky that are downright beautiful and full of excitement.
Unfortunately, not all towns and cities in KY are so lucky.
Just like in all U.S. States, there are definitely some boring places within Kentucky’s borders. You know the places: the ones where everyone has an AARP card and the most exciting thing they do all day is post a picture of their grandchild on Facebook.
Like Edgewood, for instance. In our latest analysis, we found that this city was the most boring city in all of Kentucky. But don’t feel bad if you’re a resident of Edgewood. There are plenty of other boring, lackluster places in Kentucky as well.
Here they are. Try not to jump out of your seat with excitement:
- Edgewood
- Cold Spring
- Maysville
- Flatwoods
- Villa Hills
- Vine Grove
- Corbin
- Hazard
- Middletown
- Princeton
Before you get all upset if your city’s name is on the list, rest assured that we didn’t use personal opinion when it comes to what classifies a city or town as “boring” or “exciting”. We crunched actual numbers to figure out which towns are statistically more boring.
How we determined the boring cities in the Bluegrass State
To figure out how boring a place is, we rely on a complex algorithm that factors in things we generally think make people exciting, and then we figure out which cities have the least number of those exciting people. Here are some of the things people tend to think of as making a city’s population boring:
- % of Population Over 35 (higher is more boring)
- % of Married Household (higher is more boring)
- Average Age (higher is more boring)
- % of Households With Kids (higher is more boring)
- % of Households with People Over 65 (higher is more boring)
- Population density (lower is more boring)
Then, our algorithm generates several lists of the cities that have plenty of residents with high rankings in all of these categories. After a crunching of the numbers, a list of all of the cities magically appears listing them from most boring to most exciting.
For this list, we used every Kentucky city that qualified for our rankings based on having a population of at least 5,000 residents. This keeps us from prejudicing our rankings by including very small pockets of retired people.
Grab your rocker and hold on.
1. Edgewood
Population: 8,656
Average Age: 44.6
Married Households: 61.8%
Households With Kids: 32.5%
2. Cold Spring
Population: 6,000
Average Age: 45.9
Married Households: 57.2%
Households With Kids: 24.5%
3. Maysville
Population: 9,002
Average Age: 41.3
Married Households: 45.8%
Households With Kids: 29.1%
4. Flatwoods
Population: 7,477
Average Age: 43.7
Married Households: 50.2%
Households With Kids: 33.6%
5. Villa Hills
Population: 7,388
Average Age: 45.3
Married Households: 57.2%
Households With Kids: 32.6%
6. Vine Grove
Population: 5,043
Average Age: 40.8
Married Households: 59.6%
Households With Kids: 36.9%
7. Corbin
Population: 7,305
Average Age: 42.0
Married Households: 43.8%
Households With Kids: 29.6%
8. Hazard
Population: 5,279
Average Age: 42.9
Married Households: 41.6%
Households With Kids: 39.6%
9. Middletown
Population: 7,277
Average Age: 44.5
Married Households: 50.9%
Households With Kids: 27.3%
10. Princeton
Population: 6,309
Average Age: 41.8
Married Households: 44.9%
Households With Kids: 27.1%
Now That You’re Asleep
On a list like this, there are usually no winners, but since Kentucky isn’t necessarily the most boring state in the United States, the cities on this list can at least take solace that there are, in fact, more boring cities in the country.
Just not these places.
Detailed List Of Boring Cities In Kentucky
City | Rank |
---|---|
Edgewood | 1 |
Cold Spring | 2 |
Maysville | 3 |
Flatwoods | 4 |
Villa Hills | 5 |
Vine Grove | 6 |
Corbin | 7 |
Hazard | 8 |
Middletown | 9 |
Princeton | 10 |
Franklin | 11 |
Glasgow | 12 |
Ashland | 13 |
Alexandria | 14 |
Central City | 15 |
Lebanon | 16 |
Russellville | 17 |
Pikeville | 18 |
Douglass Hills | 19 |
Taylor Mill | 20 |
La Grange | 21 |
Madisonville | 22 |
Lawrenceburg | 23 |
Danville | 24 |
Somerset | 25 |
Middlesborough | 26 |
Mount Washington | 27 |
Paducah | 28 |
Monticello | 29 |
Fort Thomas | 30 |
Elizabethtown | 31 |
Oak Grove | 32 |
Leitchfield | 33 |
Harrodsburg | 34 |
Henderson | 35 |
Cynthiana | 36 |
Hillview | 37 |
Fort Wright | 38 |
Hopkinsville | 39 |
Paris | 40 |
Winchester | 41 |
Union | 42 |
Jeffersontown | 43 |
Independence | 44 |
London | 45 |
Owensboro | 46 |
Erlanger | 47 |
Versailles | 48 |
Campbellsville | 49 |
Berea | 50 |
Shepherdsville | 51 |
Mayfield | 52 |
Nicholasville | 53 |
Mount Sterling | 54 |
Shelbyville | 55 |
Louisville | 56 |
Florence | 57 |
Shively | 58 |
Bellevue | 59 |
Georgetown | 60 |
Radcliff | 61 |
Fort Mitchell | 62 |
Lexington-Fayette | 63 |
Elsmere | 64 |
Frankfort | 65 |
Bardstown | 66 |
Wilmore | 67 |
Williamsburg | 68 |
Morehead | 69 |
Dayton | 70 |
Newport | 71 |
Lyndon | 72 |
St. Matthews | 73 |
Covington | 74 |
Highland Heights | 75 |
Richmond | 76 |
Bowling Green | 77 |
Murray | 78 |
Ha. When I was a teenager I said this all the time while living in Edgewood. Looking back however, it wasn’t so bad.
I think your data is wrong because Edgewood actually has more kids,teenagers, and young adults living in it then adults 45 and older. We have many parks that are walking distance and down the street we have a country club and a fantastic fire department that puts on many event each year. On top of that looking at the full list it’s not just all Kentucky cities, there are Ohio and Indiana cities included also. So it’s safe to say that this article is all wrong for many reasons..
Growing up in Princeton wasn’t boring for me. It was a fun place actually. CCHS was front and center with our top rated band and consistently competitive sports. Princeton Regulars baseball team was tops. We had the pool rooms, Capitol every Sat. Sidewalks in downtown were crowded, nearly impassable on Saturdays.
Churches were non-judgemental on Sunday. We had one good weekly newspaper (Caldwell Co. Times). Neighborhood grocery stores. It’s all changed now and has earned it’s place on top 10 list of most boring city. When I contemplated moving back, time after time, friends and strangers with whom I talked told me it would be a mistake to come back because indeed Princeton no longer was a desirable place to live. I listened. I took that advice. I’m glad I did.
Are you, Nick James and RoadSnacks, feeling important, on cloud nine and on a natural high now that you have insulted and battered these small towns? It would have taken the same energy and research to instead write about the exciting towns in KY and left the others to the readers imaginations. The “complex algorithm” you used sounds like you have found places that are most likely low in crime and safe to raise a family. Maybe you guys can do an article using those algorithms. Or is this idea not ”exciting” enough for you and won’t make you feel good?
Bedford , Kentucky should be #1 for most boring town in Kentucky, we have an over priced small connivence store, dollar general and 4 places to eat at. Literally nothing to do but go to other towns.