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Country around Centertown is a rural area of about 1,158 people in Ohio County, Kentucky, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 23 miles from Owensboro, KY and 92 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $97k and rent runs about $890 a month.
1,158people
$97kTypical home
$890/moRent
88° / 44°Summer / winter
5"Snow
233Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,158 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Louisville, KY
- 23 mi to Owensboro, KY
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$613/mo)
- Median rent $890/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 1 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 (80 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (379 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 35% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to OWB airport
- 88 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 121 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 522 ft
- 466 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 83 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 116 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ohio County: R+60 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