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Brownsville is a small town of 1,068 people in Edmonson County, Kentucky. It's about 18 miles from Bowling Green, KY and 75 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $161k and rent runs about $675 a month.
1,068people
$161kTypical home
$675/moRent
89° / 46°Summer / winter
5"Snow
224Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,068
- Part of a metro area
- About 409 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Louisville, KY
- 18 mi to Bowling Green, KY
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,013/mo)
- Median rent $675/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (11 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (208 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 35% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 19% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to OWB airport
- 73 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 162 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 568 ft
- 444 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 89 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 106 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Edmonson County: R+63 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.