BostonKY
The town, settled in 1831, counts 195 residents.
Is Boston a good place to live?
100% of households live in a home they own in Boston, where Kentucky’s towns sit at 59% and U.S. towns at 73%. 14% of the land in Boston is conserved, above both the Kentucky town median (1.7%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is John C. Williams Wildlife Management Area, at 61 acres. Boston has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
195 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Boston: who provides what
Boston is unincorporated, so Nelson County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Boston.
Boston has 0.0 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Boston’s mean commuting time is 18 minutes. Half the trips to work are shorter than 25 miles. The top destinations are Bardstown (17%), Shepherdsville (9%) and Louisville (9%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Top of a high hazard risk in Boston: inland flooding
Compared with 70% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Boston is higher. 74% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 8%. Federal aid has come to Boston households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2025.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Boston keeps 14.1% of its land conserved
The biggest park or preserve is John C. Williams Wildlife Management Area, at 61 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. John C. Williams Wildlife Management Area | — | 61 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
How healthy Boston is
For adults in Boston, the share who report frequent mental distress is 15%. CDC measures, 31 in all: Boston beats Kentucky on 16 and trails on 1. Among adults in the town, 33% have obesity and 36% sleep under 7 hours.
| Boston | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 39% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 40% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 27% | 25% |
| What stands out | Boston | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.6% | 18.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.8% | 15.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical home in Boston is valued at about $238K
Home values are up 4.5% over the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
United States Bullion Depository and 31 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Boston. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi LandmarkUnited States Bullion Depository
Big draw39 mi National ParkMammoth Cave National Park661K visitors a year
11 mi National Historical ParkAbraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park213K visitors a year33 mi MuseumSons of the American Revolution
29 mi Theme parkKentucky Kingdom
33 mi Stadium & arenaKFC Yum! CenterPhoto credits
United States Bullion Depository: Work permit Original author=Cliff, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mammoth Cave National Park: Willis Thomas Lee, Public domain · Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park: Jamie from Toronto, ON, CC BY 2.0 · Kentucky Kingdom: Stevietheman at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · KFC Yum! Center: Jamesmac96, CC BY 3.0
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Everything we know about Boston
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Boston
College town 17 of every 100 Boston residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Kentucky.
100% of working residents leave Boston for work
Where Boston’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Boston
Census-designated place in Kentucky, United States
Boston is a census-designated place in Nelson County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Boston had a population of 253. Boston is along I-65; its ZIP code is 40107. Boston is the home of Mount Moriah Baptist Church, organized in 1802. During 1929–1933, Mount Moriah was pastored by James L. Sullivan, who went on to be the president of the Baptist Sunday School Board (now Lifeway) and then president of the Southern Baptist Convention. Mount Moriah Baptist Church is a member of the Nelson County Baptist Association, Kentucky Baptist Convention, and Southern Baptist Convention. The earliest records of the church are lost, but it is believed that Mount Moriah Baptist was first cons…
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- Area
- 2.0 sq mi
- ZIP code
- 40107
Questions about Boston
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Boston, KY a good place to live?
Boston has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.