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Buckner is a small town of 4,119 people in Oldham County, Kentucky. It's about 19 miles from Louisville, KY. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $425k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,119people
$425kTypical home
$1,762/moRent
88° / 41°Summer / winter
11"Snow
223Sunny days
148Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,119
- Part of a metro area
- About 477 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Louisville, KY
- 19 mi to Louisville, KY
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $425k (≈$2,683/mo)
- Median rent $1,762/mo
- Median household income $164k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 148 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (52 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (702 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 49% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to SDF airport
- 22 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 100% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 738 ft
- 438 mi to the ocean
- 168 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 774 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 93 bars within 25 mi
- 187 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Oldham County: R+23 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very 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