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Cecilia is a tiny town of 503 people in Hardin County, Kentucky. It's about 5 miles from Elizabethtown, KY and 38 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $226k and rent runs about $971 a month.
503people
$226kTypical home
$971/moRent
86° / 42°Summer / winter
3"Snow
225Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 503
- Part of a metro area
- About 352 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Louisville, KY
- 5 mi to Elizabethtown, KY
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $226k (≈$1,424/mo)
- Median rent $971/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 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 (130 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (714 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 26% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to SDF airport
- 37 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 126 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 745 ft
- 456 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 89 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hardin County: R+29 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
- Moderate 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.