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Glasgow is a small city of 15,197 people in Barren County, Kentucky. It's about 28 miles from Bowling Green, KY and 77 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $174k and rent runs about $849 a month.
15,197people
$174kTypical home
$849/moRent
90° / 47°Summer / winter
6"Snow
225Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,197
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 943 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Nashville, TN
- 28 mi to Bowling Green, KY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $174k (≈$1,097/mo)
- Median rent $849/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (189 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,558 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 37% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 74 mi to BNA airport
- 74 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 164 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 771 ft
- 422 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 97 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Barren 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
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk