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Beech Grove is a tiny town of 291 people in McLean County, Kentucky. It's about 17 miles from Owensboro, KY and 102 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $171k and rent runs about $641 a month.
291people
$171kTypical home
$641/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
7"Snow
233Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 291
- Part of a metro area
- About 158 people per sq mi
- 102 mi to Louisville, KY
- 17 mi to Owensboro, KY
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $171k (≈$1,078/mo)
- Median rent $641/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 16.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (99 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 42% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to OWB airport
- 98 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 515 ft
- 477 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 80 mi to the nearest ski area
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 219 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 55 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McLean County: R+56 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.