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Crab Orchard is a tiny town of 739 people in Lincoln County, Kentucky. It's about 44 miles from Lexington, KY and 79 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $98k and rent runs about $653 a month.
739people
$98kTypical home
$653/moRent
86° / 44°Summer / winter
8"Snow
219Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 739
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 423 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Louisville, KY
- 44 mi to Lexington, KY
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $98k (≈$619/mo)
- Median rent $653/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 219 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 146 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 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 (71 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (225 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to LEX airport
- 83 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 91 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 945 ft
- 395 mi to the ocean
- 190 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 86 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: R+61 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low 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.