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Country around Reed is a rural area of about 600 people in Henderson County, Kentucky, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 11 miles from Evansville, IN and 97 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $181k and rent runs about $1k a month.
600people
$181kTypical home
$1,046/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
7"Snow
233Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 600 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Louisville, KY
- 11 mi to Evansville, IN
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $181k (≈$1,143/mo)
- Median rent $1,046/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (219 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (973 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 43% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to EVV airport
- 92 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 371 ft
- 495 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 287 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 41 bars within 25 mi
- 62 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Henderson County: R+29 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.