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Caneyville is a tiny town of 474 people in Grayson County, Kentucky. It's about 31 miles from Bowling Green, KY and 69 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $671 a month.
474people
$116kTypical home
$671/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
7"Snow
224Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 474
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 288 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Louisville, KY
- 31 mi to Bowling Green, KY
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$734/mo)
- Median rent $671/mo
- Median household income $22k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (65 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (348 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to OWB airport
- 66 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 150 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 515 ft
- 465 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 78 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grayson County: R+62 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk