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Owingsville’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and history and an A− for safety; its weakest is a D for health. On cost of living, just 21 of Kentucky’s 238 towns do better. The median household income is $40K, and 18% of residents live below the poverty line. No town among the 140 in Kentucky we compare has a lower median rent than Owingsville. Owingsville has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Bourbon Iron Works and Col. Thomas Deye Owings House. Owingsville's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 91% of U.S. towns. Owingsville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Owingsville beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Bourbon Iron Works| Widest gap | Owingsville | KY |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 30.2% | 18.9% |
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1880.
7 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kentucky), ordered by how far Owingsville is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Owingsville, 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 Owingsville.
Owingsville beats the Kentucky average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 17. 24% of Owingsville adults smoke cigarettes, against 18% in Kentucky’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. 19% of adults report frequent physical distress in Owingsville.
| Owingsville | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 18% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 23% | 19% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | Owingsville | KY |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 84.1% | 81.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 30.2% | 18.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Bath County school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Bath County High School, with 604 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owingsville Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 535 | C |
| Bath County High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 604 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KY on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Owingsville for work: only 15% work in town. At 17 minutes, Owingsville’s average trip to work is below both Kentucky’s towns (22 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Since 2013, Owingsville has added 109 jobs, to 960 in 2023.
| Owingsville | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $40,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 15% | 15% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Owingsville’s property crime rate is 1.9 per 1,000 residents. Owingsville reports less crime per resident than 83% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Owingsville’s violent crime rate is 0.6 per 1,000 residents.
| Owingsville | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.9 per 1,000 residents | 8.3 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.6 per 1,000 residents | 1.3 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Owingsville has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 25° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Owingsville home is worth about $193,000, up 2.2% in a year, 16% below the Kentucky typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Owingsville; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Owingsville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Kentucky.
Where Owingsville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
7 places in Owingsville on the National Register of Historic Places.
6 notable people were born in Owingsville.
City in Kentucky, United States
Owingsville is a home rule-class city in Bath County, Kentucky, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, Owingsville had a population of 1,593. It is the county seat and is located roughly at the county's center, at the junction of US 60 and Kentucky 36. It is part of the Mount Sterling micropolitan area.
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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.
6 notable people were born here, including John Bell Hood and Dan Swartz.
