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Boston is a tiny town of 195 people in Nelson County, Kentucky. It's about 12 miles from Elizabethtown, KY and 27 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $218k and rent runs about $1k a month.
195people
$218kTypical home
$1,008/moRent
88° / 44°Summer / winter
3"Snow
225Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 195
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 99 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Louisville, KY
- 12 mi to Elizabethtown, KY
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $218k (≈$1,372/mo)
- Median rent $1,008/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 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 (46 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (725 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to SDF airport
- 27 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 111 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 489 ft
- 453 mi to the ocean
- 136 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 197 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 5% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 24 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
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.