Fayette County, Kentucky
Lexington-Fayette urban county Real Estate and Local Guide
Lexington is a consolidated city-county government seated in Fayette County and serves as the cultural and economic hub of the Bluegrass region. It is home to the University of Kentucky and hundreds of surrounding horse farms.
Living in Lexington-Fayette urban county
Known as the "Horse Capital of the World" for its concentration of horse farms and racing venues. Source: en.wikipedia.org
Homes in Lexington-Fayette urban county
- About 54% of housing units are owner-occupied, reflecting a mix of ownership and rental typical of a mid-sized city with a large university population.
- Roughly 58% of the housing stock is single-family homes, with the balance in apartments and other multi-unit buildings.
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Lexington-Fayette urban county home
Keeneland Race Course
Thoroughbred racing track opened in 1936 and a National Historic Landmark
Ashland, the Henry Clay Estate
Home of statesman Henry Clay and a National Historic Landmark
Raven Run Nature Sanctuary
A 734-acre nature preserve along the Kentucky River Palisades
McConnell Springs
A 26-acre park off Old Frankfort Pike marking an early settlement site
Lexington-Fayette urban county areas to know
Gratz Park
One of the oldest residential neighborhoods, a historic district just north of downtown
Ashland Park
Early 20th-century neighborhood designed by the Olmsted Brothers, named for Henry Clay's estate
Chevy Chase
One of the city's oldest shopping districts with Colonial, Tudor, and Craftsman homes