Living in Brooksville, KY
Brooksville is a tiny town of 883 people in Bracken County, Kentucky. It's about 40 miles from Cincinnati, OH. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $85k and rent runs about $716 a month.
883people
$85kTypical home
$716/moRent
85° / 40°Summer / winter
15"Snow
217Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 883
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,871 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 40 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $85k (≈$535/mo)
- Median rent $716/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 217 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 148 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 6 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 (62 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (315 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 43% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to LUK airport
- 41 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 912 ft
- 363 mi to the ocean
- 199 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 71 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bracken County: R+65 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk