These Are The 10 Best Places In Kentucky To Catch Pokemon

So, you want to catch ’em all, huh?
Pokemon Go has swept the nation, and the app has broken records for the most downloads in the first week of release. All over the country, people are swarming, gathering, and all around going nuts, playing this interactive game.
Since we’re a data analytics website, and because we’re often cited as the ‘go to’ place for regional infotainment, we thought it was our duty to be as helpful as we can for people in Kentucky who want to have the inside scoop as to where they should go if they want to dominate this addicting game.
After analyzing every place in Kentucky, here is our list of the best places to catch Pokemon in the Bluegrass State:

1. Dayton (Photos)
2. Fort Wright (Photos)
3. Bellevue (Photos)
4. Cold Spring
5. Taylor Mill
6. Highland Heights (Photos)
7. Villa Hills
8. Douglass Hills
9. Vine Grove
10. Union (Photos)

As you might note, these are all smaller suburbs of major cities in Kentucky. That’s because in smaller cities, there are a higher number of places per capita where Pokemon are traditionally found. Meaning you’ll find more Pokemon in a much smaller area. When you read the analysis below, this will all make sense. Trust us.
So, grab your avatars, cell phones, and your Poke Balls as we uncover the truly best places in Kentucky in which to find the most Pokemon, based on data.
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How do you decide where the best place is to catch Pokemon?

In order to rank the best places in Kentucky in which to catch ’em all, we had to determine which cities, towns and villages in Kentucky have the most places to find Pokemon.
So we scraped the internet for those criteria, and it spit out the answer. Like magic.

How we crunched the numbers

We threw a lot of criteria at this one in order to get the best, most complete results possible. Using Google Maps, this is the criteria we used:

• Number of parks per capita
• Number of museums per capita
• Number of churches per capita
• Number of memorials and public gathering places per capita

If you’d like to see the complete list of cities, scroll to the bottom of this post to see a chart of the top cities.
Note: When measuring the locations listed above, we measured the locations within a short drive of the center of each place in Kentucky.

1. Dayton

Population: 5,382
Parks Per 1,000 People: 11.15
Museums Per 1,000 People: 4.65
Churches Per 1,000 People: 11.15
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 5.2

2. Fort Wright

Population: 5,726
Parks Per 1,000 People: 10.48
Museums Per 1,000 People: 4.37
Churches Per 1,000 People: 10.48
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 5.59

3. Bellevue

Population: 5,933
Parks Per 1,000 People: 10.11
Museums Per 1,000 People: 3.54
Churches Per 1,000 People: 10.11
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 4.38

4. Cold Spring

Population: 6,093
Parks Per 1,000 People: 9.85
Museums Per 1,000 People: 4.1
Churches Per 1,000 People: 9.85
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 4.27

5. Taylor Mill

Population: 6,682
Parks Per 1,000 People: 8.98
Museums Per 1,000 People: 3.89
Churches Per 1,000 People: 8.98
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 3.59

6. Highland Heights

Population: 7,152
Parks Per 1,000 People: 8.39
Museums Per 1,000 People: 3.5
Churches Per 1,000 People: 8.39
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 4.47

7. Villa Hills

Population: 7,359
Parks Per 1,000 People: 8.15
Museums Per 1,000 People: 3.4
Churches Per 1,000 People: 8.15
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 4.48

8. Douglass Hills

Population: 5,566
Parks Per 1,000 People: 9.7
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.08
Churches Per 1,000 People: 10.24
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 2.52

9. Vine Grove

Population: 5,296
Parks Per 1,000 People: 4.91
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.32
Churches Per 1,000 People: 11.33
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 2.64

10. Union

Population: 5,569
Parks Per 1,000 People: 7.36
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.44
Churches Per 1,000 People: 10.77
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 1.44

There You Have It

If you’re looking at communities in Kentucky where you have a much higher chance of catching Pokemon, this is an accurate list.
If you’re also curious enough, here’s how the larger cities in Kentucky with the most reliable locations to catch a Pokemon rank, according to science.

1. Covington (Photos)
2. Florence
3. Georgetown (Photos)
4. Bowling Green (Photos)
5. Hopkinsville (Photos)

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Detailed List Of The Best Places In Kentucky To Catch Pokemon

Rank	City	Population
1	Dayton	5,382
2	Fort Wright	5,726
3	Bellevue	5,933
4	Cold Spring	6,093
5	Taylor Mill	6,682
6	Highland Heights	7,152
7	Villa Hills	7,359
8	Douglass Hills	5,566
9	Vine Grove	5,296
10	Union	5,569
11	Fort Mitchell	8,209
12	Middletown	7,333
13	Edgewood	8,665
14	Elsmere	8,451
15	Wilmore	5,995
16	Alexandria	8,654
17	Lyndon	11,167
18	Middletown	7,333
19	Newport	15,467
20	Shively	15,450
21	Flatwoods	7,483
22	Fort Thomas	16,250
23	Union	5,569
24	St. Matthews	17,686
25	Hazard	5,453
26	Erlanger	18,370
27	Oak Grove	7,522
28	Franklin	8,563
29	Hillview	7,785
30	Corbin	7,051
31	Maysville	8,951
32	Harrodsburg	8,359
33	Pikeville	7,313
34	Lebanon	5,594
35	Versailles	8,908
36	Jeffersontown	26,862
37	Middlesborough	10,035
38	Mount Sterling	7,030
39	Russellville	6,998
40	Lawrenceburg	11,014
41	Florence	31,038
42	Monticello	6,163
43	Paducah	25,046
44	Covington	40,712
45	Shepherdsville	11,573
46	London	8,062
47	Independence	25,638
48	Somerset	11,311
49	Glasgow	14,152
50	Radcliff	22,939
51	Danville	16,471
52	La Grange	8,283
53	Mount Washington	11,956
54	Cynthiana	6,388
55	Campbellsville	11,126
56	Morehead	6,896
57	Berea	14,209
58	Ashland	21,551
59	Leitchfield	6,781
60	Williamsburg	5,260
61	Elizabethtown	29,464
62	Henderson	28,840
63	Bardstown	12,833
64	Paris	9,746
65	Princeton	6,274
66	Mayfield	10,091
67	Murray	18,375
68	Frankfort	27,389
69	Madisonville	19,807
70	Nicholasville	28,483
71	Georgetown	30,349
72	Winchester	18,363
73	Shelbyville	14,558
74	Bowling Green	60,660
75	Elizabethtown	29,464
76	Hopkinsville	32,507
77	Georgetown	30,349
78	Owensboro	58,000
79	Richmond	32,706
80	Middletown	7,333
81	Elizabethtown	29,464