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Brandenburg is a small town of 2,937 people in Meade County, Kentucky. It's about 26 miles from Elizabethtown, KY and 31 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $215k and rent runs about $748 a month.
2,937people
$215kTypical home
$748/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
8"Snow
224Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,937
- Part of a metro area
- About 675 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Louisville, KY
- 26 mi to Elizabethtown, KY
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $215k (≈$1,354/mo)
- Median rent $748/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (61 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (455 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to SDF airport
- 27 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 117 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 558 ft
- 480 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 106 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Meade County: R+52 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk