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Booneville is a tiny town of 187 people in Owsley County, Kentucky. It's about 60 miles from Lexington, KY and 117 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $143k and rent runs about $588 a month.
187people
$143kTypical home
$588/moRent
86° / 44°Summer / winter
16"Snow
211Sunny days
149Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 187
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 128 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Louisville, KY
- 60 mi to Lexington, KY
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$901/mo)
- Median rent $588/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 149 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 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 (0 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (209 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 25% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to LEX airport
- 116 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 814 ft
- 351 mi to the ocean
- 201 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Owsley County: R+77 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High 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.