Paris is a small city of about 10,000 residents 18 miles northeast of Lexington, Kentucky. People move here to spread out on larger lots in a close-knit community, usually while commuting to employers in Lexington or nearby Georgetown, home to Toyota’s largest manufacturing plant. “It’s a very small town,” says Realtor Amy Boone. “Everybody knows everybody.” Major Jason Taylor III of the Paris Fire Department and Paris Bourbon County EMS moved from Lexington to Paris with his family about 10 years ago. He says that despite moving there without knowing anybody, he feels well integrated into the community. “We looked at a lot of different places, and I’m happy we decided on Paris,” he says. “I wanted to get away from the big city, so my wife and I moved out here, and we moved our in-laws out here so we could keep an eye on them. Paris gave us the opportunity to do that. It’s quiet, nice and close enough to Lexington where if you want to go do something, you can.”
Homes for sale in Paris, KY have an average home price of $377,033.
The Georgetown Toyota plant is the company's largest, at 1,300 acres and growing.
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Stony Point, Hutchinson-Monterey and Blacks Crossroads have Paris’ highest home values
The median price in Paris is $240,000, about $165,000 below the national median. The city’s highest-value neighborhoods are Stony Point, Hutchinson-Monterey and Blacks Crossroads, which all have average home values over $400,000. The city’s overall average home value has steadily increased since 2020. Boone notes that inventory is low in Bourbon County and that “Brick is by far the most prevalent; traditional brick homes are going to be the majority.” Paris offers a mix of acreage homes and homes in more condensed neighborhoods, with about half of listings being one-acre-plus properties.
The median single-family home in Paris is $240,000.
Homes in Paris typically sell after 21 days on the market.
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City parks, horse farms and Legion Park & Fair Grounds
Paris has six city parks, including one dog park, and one county park, Legion Park & Fair Grounds, where the annual Bourbon County Fair is held. The city also has two golf courses and several horse farms where residents can meet champion horses and take horseback riding lessons.
Houston Oaks is an 18-hole golf course open to all Hutchinson-Monterey residents.
American Legion Park in Paris is the site of the Bourbon County Fair Grounds.
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Paris Independent Schools, Bourbon County Schools and the UK Bourbon County Extension Office
Two school districts serve Paris: Paris Independent Schools and Bourbon County Schools, both of which get C-plus ratings from Niche. St. Mary School is a private school in Paris enrolling three-year-old through fifth-grade students. University of Kentucky’s Bourbon County Extension Office provides 4-H programs, agricultural and nutrition education and other community resources.
Bourbon County High School is placed 80th in Kentucky & offers advanced placement.
Paris High School shares a campus with Paris Middle School.
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Trackside Restaurant and Bourbon Bar, Lil’s Coffee House and Canonero’s Cigar & Bourbon Bar
“We don’t have a lot of chains, and we don’t have sit-down chains at all,” Boone says. “The sit-down restaurants we do have are all local. A nice one is Trackside. It’s in a very old train station.” Trackside Restaurant and Bourbon Bar serves Kentucky bourbon and homestyle American fare in a historic 1882 train depot. Lil’s Coffee House is a downtown daytime hangout with an old-school soda fountain setup where patrons can sip lattes at the bar while enjoying breakfast and lunch specials. “The only limitation is nightlife,” Taylor says, noting that residents often travel into Lexington to go out to bars. However, Canonero’s Cigar & Bourbon Bar is a popular nighttime destination when they want to stay in town. Paris’ Chief of Police Myron Thomas opened the bar in 2022 to offer residents more options in Bourbon County to enjoy bourbon at night. Canonero’s has a cozy interior with brick walls and leather furniture, live music and a food menu to supplement sips of bourbon. “We joke because it’s a bar owned by the chief of police, so it’s well-maintained,” Taylor says.
Originating in Kentucky, the Hot Brown is a common dish at Trackside Restaurant in Paris.
Lil's Coffee House opened it's doors to Hutchinson-Monterey diners in 2011.
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Weather and the Paris Police Department
Paris experiences average high temperatures in the 80s in the summer and lows in the 20s in the winter. FBI data shows that the Paris Police Department’s property crime rate has steadily declined since 2017, while its violent crime rate has remained about the same.
U.S. Routes 68 and 460 connect to Lexington and Georgetown
Paris sits at the intersection of U.S. Routes 68 and 460, which connect it to Lexington, 18 miles southwest, and Georgetown, 17 miles west. The Federated Transportation Services of the Bluegrass’ (FTSB) InterCity bus service provides routes to destinations in Lexington as well as Cynthiana and Carlisle. FTSB also has a door-to-door transit service that charges $1 per mile. When traveling out of town, residents fly out of Lexington’s Blue Grass Airport, 24 miles southwest.
Downtown events and the Bourbon County Fair and Horse Show
“The downtown corporation does a lot of things downtown – art walks, festivals,” Taylor says. “At least once a month, there’s a festival going on downtown. In the spring and summer, they do car shows around the courthouse.” Each June, the weeklong Bourbon County Fair and Horse Show takes place in Paris, complete with horse and livestock shows, tractor pulls and plenty of live bluegrass.
Brenda Murphy is the Owner/Principal Broker of Murphy Realty Group and she has over 30 Years Experience in Real Estate and prior Experience of 14 Years Property Valuation Administration and 17 Years in Banking. Brenda currently serves on the Board of Directors of Levee Road Water Association. She is the top Selling Agent in the area and is dedicated to helping her clients have a stress free Buying/Selling Experience while maintaining a Reputation for Achievement, Ethics and High Standards.
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