Living in Corydon, KY
Corydon is a tiny town of 741 people in Henderson County, Kentucky. It's about 20 miles from Evansville, IN and 116 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $152k and rent runs about $732 a month.
741people
$152kTypical home
$732/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
11"Snow
233Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 741
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,365 people per sq mi
- 116 mi to Louisville, KY
- 20 mi to Evansville, IN
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $152k (≈$957/mo)
- Median rent $732/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (219 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (973 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 37% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to EVV airport
- 111 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 446 ft
- 484 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 86 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 249 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 53 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Henderson County: R+29 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.