Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
3.5 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Kentucky town.
Midway’s best subject grades are an A for schools and an A+ for civic life and history. 11% of residents are under 18 in Midway, below both Kentucky’s towns (22%) and U.S. towns (22%). Only 9 of the 120 Kentucky towns we compare have a higher typical home value than Midway. Midway is more walkable than 75% of U.S. towns. No town in Kentucky scores higher than Midway on civic life. Midway has 13 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Audubon and Midway Historic District. Only 6 of Kentucky’s 238 towns score lower on the outdoors. Midway has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Midway beats most towns.
Midway Historic District
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1890.
13 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kentucky), ordered by how far Midway is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Midway. Close and well known come first.
Big draw33 mi Theme parkArk Encounter
13 mi Stadium & arenaKroger Field
12 mi Stadium & arenaRupp Arena
11 mi GardenLexington Cemetery
9 mi Park & preserveKentucky Horse Park
23 mi Ancient sitePleasant HillArk Encounter: OlinEJ, CC0 · Kroger Field: Navin75, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Rupp Arena: The original uploader was Analogue Kid at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.5 · Lexington Cemetery: Analogue Kid at en.wikipedia, CC BY 2.5 · Kentucky Horse Park: Wes Blevins, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Pleasant Hill: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Midway, 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 Midway.
The typical Midway home is worth about $382,000, up 4.1% in a year, 66% above the Kentucky typical home. 76% of Midway households own their home, above the Kentucky town median (59%) and near the median of U.S. towns (73%).
| Midway | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 76% | 59% | 73% |
| Median rent | $976 a month | $934 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents leave Midway for work: only 10% work in town. Since 2013, Midway has added 505 jobs, to 1,180 in 2023. 8.2% of residents live below the poverty line in Midway.
| Midway | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 8.2% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.7% | 15% | 8% |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Midway beats the Kentucky average on 16 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 12% of Midway adults report frequent physical distress.
| Midway | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 23% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Midway | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.5% | 18.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.2% | 15.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Midway has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 25° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 57% of U.S. communities. Since 2015, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Midway.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
6 within 15 miles of the center of Midway
College town 23 of every 100 Midway residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Kentucky.
13 places in Midway on the National Register of Historic Places.
7 notable people were born in Midway.
City in Kentucky, United States
Midway is a home rule-class city in Woodford County, Kentucky, in the United States. Its population was 1,741 at the time of the year 2020 U.S. census. It is part of the Lexington-Fayette Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town sits just off Interstate 64 and among several major thoroughbred breeding operations, such as Three Chimneys Farm and former Gov. Brereton C. Jones’ Airdrie Stud. In 2003, faced with a declining downtown, the city began a major streetscape renovation project as part of the Kentucky Main Street program. New period structures and lighting brought new life to the town. It is known for its distinctive shops and restaurants. An active business association holds events eve…
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3.5 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Kentucky town.
Not for the area. That is 5.3 years of the area's median household income ($71,966 across the Lexington-Fayette, KY metro 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+.
7 notable people were born here, including Paul Noel and Jouett Shouse.
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