Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
La Grange's standout: its public schools beat 97% of Kentucky towns on state tests and graduation. Overall it grades B+, 35th among Kentucky's 138 graded towns. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $88K. A typical home there costs about $396K, 5.4 years of the Louisville/Jefferson County metro’s $74K median household income. La Grange has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them D. W. Griffith House and McMahan House. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 78% of U.S. towns. Only 7 of the 119 Kentucky towns we compare have a higher typical home value than La Grange.
Where La Grange beats most towns.
8,082 counted in 2010 and 10,067 in 2020; an estimated 10,669 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 5.9% since 2020, after 24.6% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kentucky), ordered by how far La Grange is from typical.
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Census counts: 233 in 1840, 10,067 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1940 and 6 maps from 1932 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in La Grange, 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 La Grange.
La Grange has schools in the top 5% of Kentucky, trades workers with Louisville and other neighbors and has milder winter nights than most of the country, though not than most of Kentucky.
The median property tax bill is $2,707, against $1,544 across Kentucky, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical La Grange home is worth about $396,000, up 1.2% in a year, 72% above the Kentucky typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its A+ ranks #4 of the 139 Kentucky towns we grade for schools.
Its public schools are run by the Oldham County school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaGrange Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 450 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KY on state tests and graduation
Violent crime is rare: 7 reported in 2025, 0.7 per 1,000 residents.
At 0.7 per 1,000 residents, La Grange’s violent crime rate is where Kentucky’s towns sit at 1.3 and U.S. towns at 1.6.
| La Grange | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.7 per 1,000 residents | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 10.5 per 1,000 residents | 8.2 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
January nights average 23.9°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 84% of Kentucky places with climate records; July afternoons average 86.6°.
La Grange has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. About 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| La Grange | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 87°F | 87°F | 85°F |
| January low | 24°F | 25°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
La Grange has about as many jobs (4,969) as working residents, but only 493 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 3,614 in 2013 to 4,969.
Most working residents leave La Grange for work: only 11% work in town. Jobs based in La Grange grew to 4,969 in 2023, 1,355 more than in 2013. 8% of La Grange residents live below the poverty line, against 16% in Kentucky’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns.
| La Grange | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 8% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $59,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 15% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
La Grange beats the Kentucky average on 11 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 16% of adults smoke cigarettes in La Grange.
| La Grange | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | La Grange | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 6.6% | 8.2% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3.3% | 4% |
| More uninsured adults | 6.8% | 5.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Just 5 of its 4,648 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in La Grange itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
0.8 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Among 121 Kentucky towns, just 10 have a lower share of conserved land than La Grange. The biggest park or preserve is Wilborn Park, at 28 acres.
| La Grange | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 1.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Walsh Park | 0.5 mi | 12 |
| 2. Wilborn Park | 0.2 mi | 28 |
| 3. Eddie Mundo Jr. Memorial Park | 0.1 mi | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of La Grange
About 6 of every 100 La Grange residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Kentucky.
4 places in La Grange on the National Register of Historic Places.
6 notable people were born in La Grange.
City in Kentucky, United States
La Grange is a home rule-class city in Oldham County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 10,067 at the 2020 U.S. census. It is the seat of its county. A unique feature of the city is the CSX Transportation street-running mainline track on Main Street that sees multiple trains in both directions.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. La Grange grades B+ overall, better than 74% of U.S. towns and #35 of 138 in Kentucky. It grades B− for health, B+ for safety and A+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
6 notable people were born here, including William J. Crowe and Dallas M. Fitzgerald.
