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Junction City’s best subject grades are an A+ for safety and an A for schools; its weakest is a D for incomes. 28% of residents live below the poverty line in Junction City, above both the Kentucky town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). On safety, just 9 of Kentucky’s 180 towns do better. Junction City has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Traveler's Rest and First Christian Church. Junction City has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Junction City beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Junction City Elementary School | PK–5 | 457 |
| Redemption Road Christian Academy | K–10 | 30 |
Henry Cutter HousesWhere Junction City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kentucky), ordered by how far Junction City is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 174 in 1880, 2,268 in 2020. The archive holds 13 old photos and papers going back to 2012 and 5 maps from 1905 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Junction City, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Junction City.
Junction City’s property crime rate is 0 per 1,000 residents, where Kentucky’s towns sit at 8.3 and U.S. towns at 9.9. Only 6 of the 116 Kentucky towns we compare have a lower violent crime rate than Junction City. Junction City reports less crime per resident than 99% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
| Junction City | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 8.3 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 1.3 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the Boyle County school district. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junction City Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 457 | A− |
| Redemption Road Christian Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades K–10 | Grades K–10 | 30 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KY on state tests and graduation
Junction City beats the Kentucky average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 21% of adults smoke cigarettes in Junction City.
| Junction City | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 23% | 19% |
| What stands out | Junction City | KY |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.3% | 5.4% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 18.3% | 15.5% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 13.3% | 11.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Junction City for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Junction City grew to 151 in 2023, 49 more than in 2013. Junction City’s median household income is $46,000.
| Junction City | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 15% | 8% |
| Median household income | $46,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Junction City has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 25° and about 7 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Junction City home is worth about $191,000, down 2.6% in a year, 17% below the Kentucky typical home. 77% of Junction City households own their home.
| Junction City | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 77% | 59% | 73% |
| Median rent | $969 a month | $934 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Children under 18 are 28% of residents (23% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). Junction City has grown 3.5% since 2020, to 2,346 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 21% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 28% across Kentucky.
| Junction City | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 21% | 26% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Median age | 37.1 years | 37.6 years | 40.5 years |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.3 points. Across Kentucky, 50.5% of residents are women.
| Junction City | KY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 16.4% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.7% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.7% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.7% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.5% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.6% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.5% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 5.8% | 10.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.2% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.6% | 11.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 43.8% | 32.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.7% | 19.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.4% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.3% | 16.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 3.3% | 11.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,300, single groups can be off by several points
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Junction City. Close and well known come first.
34 mi Stadium & arenaKroger Field
36 mi Stadium & arenaRupp Arena
16 mi Ancient sitePleasant Hill
36 mi GardenLexington Cemetery
36 mi State parkFort Boonesborough State Park
17 mi National MonumentCamp Nelson National Monument21K visitors a yearKroger Field: Navin75, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Rupp Arena: The original uploader was Analogue Kid at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.5 · Pleasant Hill: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Lexington Cemetery: Analogue Kid at en.wikipedia, CC BY 2.5 · Fort Boonesborough State Park: Bubba73, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Camp Nelson National Monument: C. Bedford Crenshaw, aka Bedford at English Wikipedia, Attribution
1 within 15 miles of the center of Junction City
About 2 of every 100 Junction City residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Kentucky.
5 places in Junction City on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Kentucky, United States
Junction City is a home rule-class city in Boyle County, with a small portion extending into Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, Junction City had a population of 2,268. It is part of the Danville Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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One town shares a border with Junction City.
| Town | KY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junction City | — | — | B− | A+ | A | C− |
| Danville | #62 | C+ | C+ | B | B+ | C |
Junction City has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Compare Junction City with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
That is 3.4 years of the area's median household income ($56,921 across the Danville, KY area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
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