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Country around Breeding is a rural area of about 417 people in Adair County, Kentucky, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 57 miles from Bowling Green, KY and 86 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $227k and rent runs about $771 a month.
417people
$227kTypical home
$771/moRent
87° / 45°Summer / winter
6"Snow
225Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 417 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Louisville, KY
- 57 mi to Bowling Green, KY
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $227k (≈$1,430/mo)
- Median rent $771/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" 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 (37 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (105 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 36% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 87 mi to SDF airport
- 87 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 148 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 974 ft
- 399 mi to the ocean
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 79 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 48 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Adair County: R+71 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low 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.