New Hope, Kentucky

About New Hope

New Hope is a small unincorporated community in central Kentucky.

New Hope holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.62 square miles.

📰 New Hope News Today

• Gov. Beshear celebrates new higher ground homes, ‘New Hope’ in Floyd Co. WYMT · May 18
• Motorcycle police chase in Nelson, Marion counties leads to tasing, drug arrest FOX 56 News · Nov 9
• Ribbon cutting for homes at New Hope Estates WSAZ · May 18
• Officials celebrate completion of first two New Hope homes floydct.com · Mar 10
• 'From Kentucky': The mint behind the Kentucky Derby's signature drink wlky.com · Apr 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes New Hope Unique

• One of 10 places in the US named New Hope — but the Kentucky one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Part of the fabric of Kentucky — one of 555 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

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🗺️ Map of New Hope

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