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Brodhead is a small town of 1,423 people in Rockcastle County, Kentucky. It's about 48 miles from Lexington, KY and 85 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $150k and rent runs about $636 a month.
1,423people
$150kTypical home
$636/moRent
86° / 44°Summer / winter
9"Snow
219Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,423
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 815 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Louisville, KY
- 48 mi to Lexington, KY
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $150k (≈$947/mo)
- Median rent $636/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 219 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 146 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 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 (20 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (143 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 30% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to LEX airport
- 89 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 945 ft
- 391 mi to the ocean
- 195 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 75 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rockcastle County: R+73 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- 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