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Centertown is a tiny town of 371 people in Ohio County, Kentucky. It's about 24 miles from Owensboro, KY and 90 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $94k and rent runs about $967 a month.
371people
$94kTypical home
$967/moRent
88° / 44°Summer / winter
5"Snow
224Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 371
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,185 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Louisville, KY
- 24 mi to Owensboro, KY
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $94k (≈$593/mo)
- Median rent $967/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" 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 (80 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (379 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 38% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to OWB airport
- 86 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 123 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 453 ft
- 465 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 83 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 65 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ohio County: R+60 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk