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Central City is a big small town of 5,707 people in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. It's about 32 miles from Owensboro, KY and 86 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $144k and rent runs about $683 a month.
5,707people
$144kTypical home
$683/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
5"Snow
233Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,707
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,077 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Nashville, TN
- 32 mi to Owensboro, KY
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $144k (≈$906/mo)
- Median rent $683/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (104 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (606 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 26% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 6% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to OWB airport
- 85 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 118 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 433 ft
- 456 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 48 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 93 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Muhlenberg County: R+54 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk