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Coldstream is a small town of 1,331 people in Jefferson County, Kentucky. It's about 12 miles from Louisville, KY. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $278k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,331people
$278kTypical home
$2,313/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
11"Snow
223Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,331
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,050 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Louisville, KY
- 12 mi to Louisville, KY
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $278k (≈$1,751/mo)
- Median rent $2,313/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 11" of snow a year
- 3 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 (17 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (347 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 30% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to SDF airport
- 15 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 758 ft
- 442 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 54 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 830 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 93 bars within 25 mi
- 194 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: D+16 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk