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Edmonton is a small town of 2,330 people in Metcalfe County, Kentucky. It's about 45 miles from Bowling Green, KY and 82 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $104k and rent runs about $625 a month.
2,330people
$104kTypical home
$625/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
7"Snow
225Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,330
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 612 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Louisville, KY
- 45 mi to Bowling Green, KY
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $104k (≈$656/mo)
- Median rent $625/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" 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 (42 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (269 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 82 mi to SDF airport
- 82 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 153 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 791 ft
- 409 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 87 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 54 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Metcalfe County: R+65 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk