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Elizabethtown is a small city of 32,576 people in Hardin County, Kentucky. It's part of the Elizabethtown, KY area. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $246k and rent runs about $909 a month.
32,576people
$246kTypical home
$909/moRent
86° / 42°Summer / winter
4"Snow
225Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 32,576
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,163 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Louisville, KY
- In the Elizabethtown, KY area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $246k (≈$1,551/mo)
- Median rent $909/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 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 (109 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (640 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 33% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to SDF airport
- 33 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 121 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 745 ft
- 456 mi to the ocean
- 124 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 114 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hardin County: R+29 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