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Fairfield is a tiny town of 194 people in Nelson County, Kentucky. It's about 22 miles from Louisville, KY. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $238k and rent runs about $1k a month.
194people
$238kTypical home
$1,008/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
9"Snow
225Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 194
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 678 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Louisville, KY
- 22 mi to Louisville, KY
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $238k (≈$1,501/mo)
- Median rent $1,008/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (46 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (725 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 23% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to SDF airport
- 25 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 719 ft
- 437 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 301 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 58 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 5% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nelson County: R+42 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.