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Dunmor is a tiny town of 209 people in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. It's about 31 miles from Bowling Green, KY and 70 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $718 a month.
209people
$151kTypical home
$718/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
6"Snow
224Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 209
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 81 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Nashville, TN
- 31 mi to Bowling Green, KY
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$953/mo)
- Median rent $718/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" 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 54
- 31% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to OWB airport
- 68 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 130 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 712 ft
- 442 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 48 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 106 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 congregations per 10k people
- 30 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
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.