Summary
of Somerset-Pulaski County
Somerset is located in South Central Kentucky on the northeastern shore of Lake Cumberland in Pulaski County and is ideally situated within six hundred miles of one half of the entire population of the United States . Residents enjoy four full seasons with relative mild winters , beautiful fall foliage , warm summer days and a spring full of growth . Somerset is rapidly securing its position as the technical and industrial center for South Central Kentucky and serves as the regional medical , shopping and recreational hub for over
400,000 people . There is a very low cost of living in Somerset and Pulaski County with some of the lowest rates for electricity and natural gas in the country . There is plenty of good , clean water available also . With electricity , natural gas and water at some of the lowest cost in the country , Somerset and Pulaski County is an excellent place to live , work and play . Somerset has established two Industrial Parks with industries that provide over 2,000 jobs to our community . There is also a Technology Park dedicated to technology related businesses only . We are equipping our community with air travel , rail service ( Intra-Model Park ) and over $ 1 Billion of highways to prepare our community for the future . With the help of Federal , State and local initiatives , Somerset has become one of the most progressive communities in the south . We have great public and private schools in the community and there are 13 different colleges within 100 miles of Somerset . Tourism is becoming a major player in our local economy , with over 4 million visitors to Lake Cumberland a year . Somerset and Pulaski County is rapidly becoming a popular retirement community , thanks in most part to the 1,255 miles of shoreline of beautiful Lake Cumberland , which is the fifth largest manmade lake in the United States . In fact , Pulaski County was recently ranked as the # 2 most desirable place to retire in the State of Kentucky . Somerset and Pulaski County is host to many local , state and national fishing tournaments , has many great historical civil war battlefield sites , and is very proud to host the Somernites Cruise , an antique car show that brings in over 2,000 visitors to the community each month . Somerset and Pulaski County has been able to retain the benefits of a small town , keeping the simple American values in the forefront and with all of the different inanities working together ; Somerset and Pulaski County is an ideal place to live , work , play and to raise a family .
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