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East Bernstadt is a tiny town of 669 people in Laurel County, Kentucky. It's about 65 miles from Lexington, KY and 107 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $92k and rent runs about $599 a month.
669people
$92kTypical home
$599/moRent
85° / 44°Summer / winter
6"Snow
219Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 669
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 317 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to Louisville, KY
- 65 mi to Lexington, KY
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $92k (≈$580/mo)
- Median rent $599/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 121 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 (62 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (608 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to LEX airport
- 96 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 103 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,299 ft
- 371 mi to the ocean
- 187 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 88 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 13 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
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 5% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Laurel County: R+70 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk