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Ranked · Sun & walkable · Kentucky

Best sunny, walkable cities in Kentucky

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Sun & walkable” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on sunny days / year, walkability, crime index, january low. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

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Top 10 · computed ranking

  1. 1.Lexington, KY324k residents

    49/100

    sunny days / year: 190 days · walkability: 42/100 · january low: 25°F

  2. 2.Owensboro, KY60k residents

    48/100

    sunny days / year: 190 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 26°F

  3. 3.Bowling Green, KY75k residents

    47/100

    sunny days / year: 190 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 28°F

  4. 4.Louisville, KY632k residents

    45/100

    sunny days / year: 202 days · walkability: 35/100 · january low: 26°F

  5. 5.Hopkinsville, KY31k residents

    43/100

    sunny days / year: 190 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 27°F

  6. 6.Paducah, KY27k residents

    42/100

    sunny days / year: 190 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 25°F

  7. 7.Henderson, KY28k residents

    39/100

    sunny days / year: 190 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 24°F

  8. 8.Nicholasville, KY32k residents

    37/100

    sunny days / year: 190 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 27°F

  9. 9.Richmond, KY37k residents

    35/100

    sunny days / year: 190 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 25°F

  10. 10.Frankfort, KY29k residents

    35/100

    sunny days / year: 190 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 25°F

Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.

Questions & answers
Which city is the sunniest and most walkable in Kentucky?
Lexington, KY ranks first with a fit score of 49/100, followed by Owensboro (48) and Bowling Green (47), using the "Sun & walkable" weighting.
How is this ranking calculated?
Each of the 10 candidate cities (25,000+ residents) is scored 0 to 100 by min-max normalizing the weighted facets, heaviest on sunny days / year, walkability, crime index, january low, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.