Living in Cloverport, KY
Cloverport is a small town of 1,133 people in Breckinridge County, Kentucky. It's about 27 miles from Owensboro, KY and 58 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $85k and rent runs about $345 a month.
1,133people
$85kTypical home
$345/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
10"Snow
224Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,133
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 734 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Louisville, KY
- 27 mi to Owensboro, KY
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $85k (≈$535/mo)
- Median rent $345/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 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 (30 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (173 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 30% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to OWB airport
- 54 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 136 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 472 ft
- 490 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Breckinridge County: R+58 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