IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Drakesboro, KY
Drakesboro is a tiny town of 320 people in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. It's about 37 miles from Owensboro, KY and 80 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $76k and rent runs about $964 a month.
320people
$76kTypical home
$964/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
5"Snow
233Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
Is Drakesboro right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Tiny town of 320
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 580 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Nashville, TN
- 37 mi to Owensboro, KY
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $76k (≈$476/mo)
- Median rent $964/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (101 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (294 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to OWB airport
- 78 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 124 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 433 ft
- 451 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 97 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 51 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Muhlenberg County: R+54 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
- Low 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.