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Ekron is a tiny town of 130 people in Meade County, Kentucky. It's about 23 miles from Elizabethtown, KY and 33 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $885 a month.
130people
$110kTypical home
$885/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
3"Snow
224Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 130
- Part of a metro area
- About 802 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Louisville, KY
- 23 mi to Elizabethtown, KY
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$695/mo)
- Median rent $885/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (53 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (285 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to SDF airport
- 29 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 120 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 679 ft
- 478 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 116 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Meade County: R+52 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate 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.