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Country around Mammoth Cave is a rural area of about 1,090 people in Edmonson County, Kentucky, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 23 miles from Bowling Green, KY and 71 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $148k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,090people
$148kTypical home
$1,048/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
5"Snow
224Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,090 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Louisville, KY
- 23 mi to Bowling Green, KY
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $148k (≈$934/mo)
- Median rent $1,048/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (16 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (251 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 14% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 44 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to OWB airport
- 69 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 157 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 751 ft
- 442 mi to the ocean
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 85 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 89 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Edmonson County: R+63 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk