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Fordsville is a tiny town of 453 people in Ohio County, Kentucky. It's about 23 miles from Owensboro, KY and 69 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $533 a month.
453people
$121kTypical home
$533/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
7"Snow
224Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 453
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,011 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Louisville, KY
- 23 mi to Owensboro, KY
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$766/mo)
- Median rent $533/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 3 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 (80 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (379 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 35% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to OWB airport
- 65 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 137 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 489 ft
- 482 mi to the ocean
- 82 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 53 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ohio County: R+60 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.