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Jimtown offers country living near Paris and Lexington
Jimtown is a small, rural community in Kentucky’s horse country, featuring open space and scenic farmland. Most of the area is used for horse and cattle farms, but you can also find a few smaller properties that offer the quiet country lifestyle without that level of maintenance and expense. The community sits just outside of Paris, where you’ll find shopping, dining and recreation. Lexington and Georgetown are within 30 minutes of Jimtown, providing access to jobs and city amenities.
Limited inventory and expansive land shape home values
Jimtown offers a mix of horse farms and small sections where bungalows and ranch-style houses sit on less than an acre. “It’s predominantly land, which is hard to come by in Lexington. There are a few huge farms on Ferguson Road,” says Lana Stephens, a Realtor with The Jury Group Realtors and CEO of beHOME, a division of Bluegrass Eventworks. “Some of the farms are very expansive, where every front window is a framed picture of Bluegrass lands.” Homes here rarely come on the market. The median sale price is in the lower $900,000s, above Lexington’s overall median and that of the nearby communities of Loradale, Centerville and Hutchinson-Monterey.
Farm properties are common in Jimtown.
Most homes in Jimtown have a few acres between them, but some areas are a little closer.
In Jimtown, homes usually have spacious yards.
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What the commute looks like from Jimtown to nearby cities
If you’re commuting from Jimtown, most of your drive will be on scenic country roads like Russell Cave Road and U.S. Route 460. Here is how far away nearby cities are:
Lexington’s downtown is around 13 miles away, a drive that can take around 25 minutes.
Paris is around 8 miles away, a drive that can take around 15 minutes.
Georgetown is 13 miles away, a drive that can take around 20 minutes.
Country roads lead you to nearby cities from Jimtown.
Bourbon Community Hospital is located in Paris.
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A rural area within an hour of Kentucky attractions
Jimtown is extremely rural, providing a peaceful spot for people who like country living, want space or work in the equine industry. Though Jimtown is out of the way, it’s close enough to central Kentucky’s cities and attractions that you can find plenty to do. “You can see all of Kentucky from Paris,” says Scott Buchanan, a Realtor with Century 21 Advantage Realty who’s sold homes in the area for around four years. “You're less than an hour from fishing, from horse racing or boating. You've got everything that you can imagine: the bluegrass, the equestrian farms, the Bourbon Trail.”
Kids can go to school in Lexington
Kids are served by the highly rated Fayette County Public Schools district, which offers address-based enrollment and application-based specialized programs and magnet schools. Jimtown’s youngest can start at Russell Cave Elementary School in Donerail, which is 6 miles away. Older kids can attend Winburn Middle School in Winburn-Griffin Gate, 10 miles away, and the highly rated Bryan Station High School in Bryan Station, 13 miles away.
Russell Cave Elementary School serves Jimtown's youngest.
Winburn Middle School serves the area.
Bryan Station High School gets high ratings.
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Local restaurants, parks, and shopping in nearby Paris
When it comes to shopping, dining and entertainment, Jimtown’s residents typically head to Paris, a small city with a walkable downtown. There you’ll find a variety of locally owned restaurants and recreational spaces. These include:
Lil’s Coffee House, a classic diner serving breakfast and lunch sandwiches
Trackside Restaurant & Bourbon Bar, a casual eatery in the historic Paris Train Depot
Houston Oaks Golf Course, a public course ranked by Golf Digest as one of the best in the state
Legion Park, a green space with an animal-themed playground, a skatepark and baseball fields
For groceries, you can pick up locally grown produce from the year-round Paris-Bourbon County Farmers Market or shop at national retailers like Walmart and Save A Lot.
Paris has a walkable downtown with locally owned businesses.
Delicious coffee cakes can be found at Lil's Coffee House in Paris.
Trackside Restaurant & Bourbon Bar in Paris is a popular place to get dinner.
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