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Big Clifty is a tiny town of 285 people in Grayson County, Kentucky. It's about 19 miles from Elizabethtown, KY and 51 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $771 a month.
285people
$118kTypical home
$771/moRent
85° / 42°Summer / winter
7"Snow
224Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 285
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 198 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Louisville, KY
- 19 mi to Elizabethtown, KY
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$743/mo)
- Median rent $771/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (82 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (442 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to SDF airport
- 49 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 139 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 745 ft
- 457 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 80 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grayson County: R+62 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.