Personal loans in Taylor Mill, KY
A 2020-to-2023 comparison shows Taylor Mill up by about 0.9%. At about 6,937 residents, Taylor Mill is larger than roughly 86% of the places in Kentucky.
Two households in Taylor Mill with comparable incomes can still be offered different rates; the city's 6,937 residents are not the reason. Compare APR, not the interest rate, because the APR folds in most fees on a Taylor Mill loan. State law, not city hall, decides what a lender may do to Taylor Mill's roughly 6,937 residents, and a state regulator supervises it. The closest larger place is Covington, KY about 2 miles away.
Taylor Mill by the numbers
Here is the sourced Census picture for Taylor Mill, plus the Kentucky lending rules that apply to a loan taken out here.
- Population: 6,937 residents; Taylor Mill is the 60th-largest of 416 places in Kentucky (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Roughly 0.9% more residents than the 2020 Census counted.
- People gained or lost: about 61 more since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: about 86% of Kentucky communities are smaller than Taylor Mill (6,937 residents).
- Population density: 1,135 people per square mile on 6.1 square miles of land.
- Land area: Taylor Mill covers 6.1 square miles, the 62nd-largest area among Kentucky's 416 places.
- Water area rank: Taylor Mill ranks 57th among Kentucky's 416 places, with 0.09 sq mi.
- Share of state population: Taylor Mill's 6,937 residents are about 0.4% of Kentucky.
- National rank: Taylor Mill is the 4,008th most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth in Kentucky: Taylor Mill stands 128th by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 416 places.
- Against the state trend: Taylor Mill's 0.9% change compares with a Kentucky average of -0.2% across its 416 places.
- Density rank: Taylor Mill places 195th among Kentucky's places by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: Taylor Mill runs about 1,135 residents per square mile, where the Kentucky median is 1,045.
- Location: it lies at 39.0088, -84.4995 in the Census Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Covington (2 mi); Edgewood (3 mi); Fort Mitchell (4 mi); Independence (4 mi); Newport (5 mi). A branch is convenient; it is not what sets your APR.
- Nearest smaller towns: Fairview (1 mi); Wilder (2 mi); Highland Heights (3 mi) — useful context for the surrounding area.
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 144 of them.
- At 100 miles: 118 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
Taylor Mill on the map
Inside Taylor Mill's boundaries lie roughly 6.1 square miles of land and 0.09 square miles of water. Spread across it are roughly 1,135 residents per square mile. The largest place in Kentucky, Lexington-Fayette, lies about 67 miles away. Taylor Mill has 43 larger places within a 50-mile radius. The 100-mile radius contains 118 larger places.
A pre-application checklist for Taylor Mill
Before you apply in Taylor Mill, a community of about 6,937, work through these steps:
- Check all three credit reports for mistakes, because an error you fix now is a lower rate later.
- Run the numbers on the personal loan calculator so you know the payment before you apply.
- Shop at least three lenders and judge them on APR and total cost.
- Check the Kentucky regulator's records to confirm the lender is licensed here.
- Make sure the new payment leaves room in a budget you already keep.
- Pick the shortest term whose payment you can comfortably afford.
- Keep the amount to the expense; an approval is not a reason to take more.
None of these steps is Taylor Mill-specific: the same Kentucky licensing and disclosure rules reach all 6,937 residents.
The Kentucky lending rules that reach Taylor Mill
When Kentucky does not publish a figure, the row links to the source instead of inventing a number; Taylor Mill is bound by the same rules.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Kentucky Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) Source says: "The Department of Financial Institutions' mission is to serve Kentucky residents by promoting access to a stable financial industry, implementing effective and efficient regulatory oversight". | Kentucky Department of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | Up to 19% per annum, or 4% over the 90-day commercial-paper discount rate, whichever is less (by written agreement) Source says: "At a per annum rate not to exceed four percent (4%) in excess of the discount rate on ninety (90) day commercial paper ... or nineteen percent (19%), whichever is less". | Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (Kentucky Revised Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Permitted under license (deferred deposit service business; payday loans) Source says: "The Kentucky Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) has secured the services of Veritec Solutions, LLC to provide a common database with real-time access for deferred deposit transactions". | Kentucky Department of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
Borrowing reach in Taylor Mill
Taylor Mill is moderately settled, with about 1,135 people per square mile and 43 larger places within 50 miles. Distance to a branch rarely matters for Taylor Mill's 6,937 residents: the application is online and the price follows your credit file. For a larger market, the closest option is Covington, KY about 2 miles away.
Inside a Taylor Mill personal loan
In Taylor Mill, a small town of about 6,937, the amount is advanced up front and repaid in fixed installments; the city's size does not change the pricing. A lender serving Taylor Mill's 6,937 residents must disclose the APR and finance charge in writing before you sign. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Taylor Mill loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
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Nearby places
- Fairview, KY — population 144
- Covington, KY — population 40,972
- Wilder, KY — population 3,100
- Kenton Vale, KY — population 103
- Highland Heights, KY — population 6,612
- Fort Wright, KY — population 6,061
- Edgewood, KY — population 8,398
- Southgate, KY — population 3,752