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Country around Cromwell is a rural area of about 644 people in Ohio County, Kentucky, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 33 miles from Owensboro, KY and 81 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $103k and rent runs about $845 a month.
644people
$103kTypical home
$845/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
6"Snow
224Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 644 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 81 mi to Louisville, KY
- 33 mi to Owensboro, KY
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $103k (≈$651/mo)
- Median rent $845/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 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 49
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to OWB airport
- 78 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 137 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 558 ft
- 465 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 82 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 29 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.