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Country around Burkesville is a rural area of about 5,969 people in Cumberland County, Kentucky, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 59 miles from Bowling Green, KY and 88 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $145k and rent runs about $523 a month.
5,969people
$145kTypical home
$523/moRent
87° / 46°Summer / winter
5"Snow
225Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 5,969 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 20 people per sq mi
- 88 mi to Nashville, TN
- 59 mi to Bowling Green, KY
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $145k (≈$915/mo)
- Median rent $523/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 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 (50 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (235 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 85 mi to BNA airport
- 85 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 157 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 771 ft
- 390 mi to the ocean
- 138 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 42 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cumberland 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk