Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Wilmore is one of the best-graded places in America: an A+, 10th of 138 graded towns in Kentucky. Crime is low: it reports less per resident than 88% of U.S. towns, CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 85% of the country, and 5% of its land is conserved. Its lowest mark, a B, is in cost of living. Wilmore is home to Asbury University. Among 115 Kentucky towns, just 5 have a lower violent crime rate than Wilmore. The biggest park or preserve is Centennial Park, at 141 acres.
Where Wilmore beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Wilmore | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.9% | 18.9% |
Census counts: 1,157 in 1920, 5,999 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1952 on.
10 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kentucky), ordered by how far Wilmore is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wilmore. Close and well known come first.
13 mi Stadium & arenaKroger Field
15 mi Stadium & arenaRupp Arena
6 mi Ancient sitePleasant Hill
15 mi GardenLexington Cemetery
22 mi State parkFort Boonesborough State Park
6 mi National MonumentCamp Nelson National Monument21K visitors a yearKroger Field: Navin75, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Rupp Arena: The original uploader was Analogue Kid at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.5 · Pleasant Hill: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Lexington Cemetery: Analogue Kid at en.wikipedia, CC BY 2.5 · Fort Boonesborough State Park: Bubba73, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Camp Nelson National Monument: C. Bedford Crenshaw, aka Bedford at English Wikipedia, Attribution
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wilmore, 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 Wilmore.
Wilmore is shaped by its college students, has less tooth loss than most of Kentucky and has seen reported crime fall by a third or more.
Its public schools are run by the Jessamine County school district. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmore Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 1–5 | Grades 1–5 | 473 | A |
| The Providence SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 130 | D− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KY on state tests and graduation
Reported crimes fell from 46 to 29 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Violent crime is rare: 0 reported in 2025, 0 per 1,000 residents.
At 4.6 per 1,000 residents, Wilmore’s property crime rate is below both Kentucky’s towns (8.3) and U.S. towns (9.9).
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
| Wilmore | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.7% | 1.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Centennial Park | — | 141 |
| 2. Reservoir Park | 0.2 mi | 13 |
| 3. Kirkland Athletic Complex | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its widest gap with Kentucky is tooth loss: 9.9% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 18.9% statewide.
9.1% of adults have diabetes in Wilmore, where Kentucky’s towns sit at 13% and U.S. towns at 12%. 31% of Wilmore adults have high blood pressure. Among 141 Kentucky towns, just 10 have a lower share of adults who have obesity than Wilmore.
| Wilmore | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.1% | 13% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 18% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Wilmore | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.9% | 18.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.9% | 15.5% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 78% | 81.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Wilmore home is worth about $322,000, up 2% in a year, 39% above the Kentucky typical home. 51% of households own their home in Wilmore.
| Wilmore | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 51% | 59% | 73% |
| Median rent | $975 a month | $930 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents leave Wilmore for work: only 16% work in town. Jobs based in Wilmore grew to 1,423 in 2023, 198 more than in 2013. Wilmore’s average trip to work is 20 minutes.
| Wilmore | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 16% | 15% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $78,000 | $59,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 69% of U.S. communities. Since 1989, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Wilmore.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Wilmore has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 25° and about 10 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
3 within 15 miles of the center of Wilmore
College town 22 of every 100 Wilmore residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Kentucky.
3,686 counted in 2010 and 5,999 in 2020; an estimated 6,380 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 6.1% since 2020, after 62.8% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
10 places in Wilmore on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Kentucky, United States
Wilmore is a home rule-class city in Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 5,999 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Lexington–Fayette Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.7 km2), all of it land.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Wilmore grades A+ overall, better than 97% of U.S. towns and #10 of 138 in Kentucky. It grades A for health, A for safety and B+ for schools.
That is 4.5 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.
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