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Bardstown is a big small town of 13,804 people in Nelson County, Kentucky. It's about 24 miles from Elizabethtown, KY and 26 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $204k and rent runs about $977 a month.
13,804people
$204kTypical home
$977/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
11"Snow
225Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,804
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,140 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Louisville, KY
- 24 mi to Elizabethtown, KY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $204k (≈$1,283/mo)
- Median rent $977/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (55 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,573 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 30% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to SDF airport
- 29 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 102 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 650 ft
- 442 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 179 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nelson County: R+42 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk