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Butler is a tiny town of 515 people in Pendleton County, Kentucky. It's about 25 miles from Cincinnati, OH. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $794 a month.
515people
$158kTypical home
$794/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
17"Snow
217Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 515
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,711 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 25 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$998/mo)
- Median rent $794/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (15 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (201 per 100k)
People
- Median age 50
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to LUK airport
- 24 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 551 ft
- 379 mi to the ocean
- 197 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 591 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 167 bars within 25 mi
- 138 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 41 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pendleton County: R+64 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