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Country around Battletown is a rural area of about 1,143 people in Meade County, Kentucky, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 36 miles from Elizabethtown, KY and 38 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $179k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,143people
$179kTypical home
$1,026/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
8"Snow
223Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,143 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Louisville, KY
- 36 mi to Elizabethtown, KY
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $179k (≈$1,128/mo)
- Median rent $1,026/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (53 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (285 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 42% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to SDF airport
- 33 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 116 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 581 ft
- 487 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Meade County: R+52 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.