Living in Bonnieville, KY
Bonnieville is a tiny town of 326 people in Hart County, Kentucky. It's about 23 miles from Elizabethtown, KY and 56 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $147k and rent runs about $750 a month.
326people
$147kTypical home
$750/moRent
86° / 43°Summer / winter
3"Snow
225Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 326
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 567 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Louisville, KY
- 23 mi to Elizabethtown, KY
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $147k (≈$928/mo)
- Median rent $750/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (26 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (245 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 36% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to SDF airport
- 56 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 141 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 666 ft
- 440 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 73 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 66 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hart County: R+60 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low 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.