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Brooks is a small town of 2,069 people in Bullitt County, Kentucky. It's about 8 miles from Louisville, KY. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $228k and rent runs about $987 a month.
2,069people
$228kTypical home
$987/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
10"Snow
223Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,069
- Part of a metro area
- About 586 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Louisville, KY
- 8 mi to Louisville, KY
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $228k (≈$1,435/mo)
- Median rent $987/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (75 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (766 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 22% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to SDF airport
- 7 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 96 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 541 ft
- 454 mi to the ocean
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 53 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 835 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 98 bars within 25 mi
- 197 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bullitt County: R+51 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.