Humid subtropical
Stanton, Kentucky
Powell County, Kentucky · Population 3.2k · 676 ft elevation
Living in Stanton
Stanton has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 53″ a year, and it gets light snow (12″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 49 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Stanton at a glance
- Population
- 3.2k
- Elevation
- 676 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 53″85th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 12″48th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,611 hrs24th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $127k13th percentile
- Median rent
- $820/mo15th percentile
- Median household income
- $29k1th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.72%28th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 3.91th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 127 per 100k38th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 634 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 315th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7473th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 9%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 10%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 558 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43°F | 24°F | 3.6″ | 4.3″ | 130 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 26°F | 3.7″ | 3.1″ | 132 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 33°F | 5.0″ | 3.0″ | 182 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 42°F | 4.6″ | 0.2″ | 232 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 52°F | 5.8″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 61°F | 5.1″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 65°F | 5.8″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 63°F | 4.2″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 56°F | 4.2″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 43°F | 3.6″ | — | 209 hrs |
| Nov | 57°F | 34°F | 3.4″ | 0.3″ | 172 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 28°F | 4.2″ | 0.7″ | 123 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology