Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,747, chartered in 1839.
Lewisport’s best subject grades are an A+ for safety, an A for schools, and an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a D for walkability. Only 14 of Kentucky’s 237 towns score lower on walkability. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 85% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. No town among the 116 in Kentucky we compare has a lower property crime rate than Lewisport. Lewisport has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Lewisport Masonic Lodge and Joe Pell Building. Lewisport's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 89% of U.S. towns. Lewisport has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Lewisport beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Hancock County Alternative Program | 6–12 | 16 |
Census counts: 308 in 1870, 1,767 in 2020. The archive holds 15 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1903 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kentucky), ordered by how far Lewisport is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Lewisport, 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 Lewisport.
At 0 per 1,000 residents, Lewisport’s violent crime rate is below both Kentucky’s towns (1.3) and U.S. towns (1.6).
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the Hancock County school district. No of its 1 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KY on state tests and graduation
Lewisport beats the Kentucky average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 17% of adults report frequent physical distress in Lewisport, above both the Kentucky town median (15%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 25% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Lewisport.
| Lewisport | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 23% | 19% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | Lewisport | KY |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had a stroke | 5.1% | 4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 10.3% | 8.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.7% | 10.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Since 1997, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lewisport.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Lewisport for work: only 4% work in town. 21% of Lewisport residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Lewisport grew to 278 in 2023, 36 more than in 2013.
| Lewisport | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 21% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4% | 15% | 8% |
| Median household income | $56,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Lewisport has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 25° and about 11 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Lewisport home is worth about $208,000, up 1.1% in a year, 10% below the Kentucky typical home. Lewisport’s median rent is $824 a month.
| Lewisport | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $824 a month | $934 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 59% | 59% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lewisport. Close and well known come first.
13 mi Theme parkHoliday World & Splashin' Safari
37 mi MuseumUSS LST-325
14 mi National MemorialLincoln Boyhood National Memorial116K visitors a year
30 mi Ancient siteAngel Mounds
36 mi Stadium & arenaFord Center
38 mi Zoo & aquariumMesker Park Zoo and Botanic GardenHoliday World & Splashin' Safari: Holiday World & Splashin' Safari, Public domain · USS LST-325: Wikideas1, CC0 · Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial: Rene Sturgell, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Angel Mounds: Heironymous Rowe (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ford Center: Nyttend, Public domain · Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden: Randella (talk), CC BY 3.0
None within 15 miles of Lewisport; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Lewisport residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Kentucky.
Where Lewisport’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
6 places in Lewisport on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Kentucky, United States
Lewisport is a home rule-class city in the floodplain of the Ohio River in Hancock County, Kentucky, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, Lewisport had a population of 1,767. It is also the most populous community in the county. It is included in the Owensboro metropolitan area.
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Not for the area. That is 3.2 years of the area's median household income ($65,464 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
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