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Elk Creek is a small town of 2,207 people in Spencer County, Kentucky. It's about 15 miles from Louisville, KY. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $405k and rent runs about $987 a month.
2,207people
$405kTypical home
$987/moRent
89° / 43°Summer / winter
10"Snow
223Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,207
- Part of a metro area
- About 381 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Louisville, KY
- 15 mi to Louisville, KY
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $405k (≈$2,554/mo)
- Median rent $987/mo
- Median household income $144k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (40 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (272 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 40% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to SDF airport
- 20 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 98% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 705 ft
- 435 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 726 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 90 bars within 25 mi
- 174 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 28 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Spencer County: R+57 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low 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.