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Country around Herndon is a rural area of about 931 people in Christian County, Kentucky, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 18 miles from Clarksville, TN and 66 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $864 a month.
931people
$118kTypical home
$864/moRent
89° / 45°Summer / winter
4"Snow
232Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 931 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Nashville, TN
- 18 mi to Clarksville, TN
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$744/mo)
- Median rent $864/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (201 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,322 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 36% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to BNA airport
- 66 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 113 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 545 ft
- 413 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 141 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 177 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 53 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Christian County: R+34 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk