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Eminence is a small town of 2,724 people in Henry County, Kentucky. It's about 29 miles from Louisville, KY. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $193k and rent runs about $836 a month.
2,724people
$193kTypical home
$836/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
14"Snow
223Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,724
- Part of a metro area
- About 957 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Louisville, KY
- 29 mi to Louisville, KY
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $193k (≈$1,215/mo)
- Median rent $836/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 14" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (52 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (570 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 39% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to SDF airport
- 33 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 922 ft
- 423 mi to the ocean
- 180 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 294 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 73 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Henry County: R+53 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk