Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Lebanon Junction’s best subject grades are an A+ for safety and an A for cost of living; its weakest is a C− for hazard risk. On safety, just 15 of Kentucky’s 180 towns do better. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 78% of U.S. towns. Among 143 Kentucky towns, just 6 have a higher average trip to work than Lebanon Junction. Lebanon Junction has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Lebanon Junction Historic District and Camp Crescendo. Lebanon Junction's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 85% of U.S. towns. Lebanon Junction has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Lebanon Junction beats most towns.
Where Lebanon Junction’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 Lebanon Junction is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 116 in 1880, 1,746 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1949 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lebanon Junction, 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 Lebanon Junction.
Lebanon Junction’s violent crime rate is 0 per 1,000 residents, below both the Kentucky town median (1.3) and the median of U.S. towns (1.6). The property crime rate in Lebanon Junction is 2.7 per 1,000 residents.
| Lebanon Junction | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.7 per 1,000 residents | 8.3 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the Bullitt County school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon Junction ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 349 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KY on state tests and graduation
Lebanon Junction beats the Kentucky average on 4 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 21% of Lebanon Junction adults smoke cigarettes, where Kentucky’s towns sit at 18% and U.S. towns at 14%. 42% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Lebanon Junction.
| Lebanon Junction | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 40% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Lebanon Junction | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.5% | 8.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.3% | 15.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Lebanon Junction for work: only 2% work in town. 20% of Lebanon Junction residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Lebanon Junction grew to 182 in 2023, 87 more than in 2013.
| Lebanon Junction | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.3% | 15% | 8% |
| Median household income | $55,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 66 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lebanon Junction.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Lebanon Junction has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 25° and about 3 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Lebanon Junction home is worth about $229,000, down 8.9% in a year, close to the Kentucky typical home. Lebanon Junction’s median rent is $827 a month.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Lebanon Junction | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 1.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lebanon Junction Park | 0.3 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lebanon Junction. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi LandmarkUnited States Bullion Depository
16 mi National Historical ParkAbraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park213K visitors a year29 mi MuseumSons of the American Revolution
25 mi Theme parkKentucky Kingdom
26 mi Stadium & arenaL&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
29 mi Stadium & arenaKFC Yum! CenterUnited States Bullion Depository: Work permit Original author=Cliff, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium: Perthsider, CC BY-SA 3.0 · KFC Yum! Center: Jamesmac96, CC BY 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lebanon Junction
About 4 of every 100 Lebanon Junction residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Kentucky.
City in Kentucky, United States
Lebanon Junction is a home rule-class city in Bullitt County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 1,746 as of the 2020 census, down from 1,813 as of the 2010 census.
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Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
