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Greenville is a small town of 4,410 people in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. It's about 38 miles from Owensboro, KY and 81 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $602 a month.
4,410people
$116kTypical home
$602/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
6"Snow
233Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,410
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 859 people per sq mi
- 81 mi to Nashville, TN
- 38 mi to Owensboro, KY
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$734/mo)
- Median rent $602/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 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
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (127 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (235 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 28% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to OWB airport
- 80 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 117 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 453 ft
- 450 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 53 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 100 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 47 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Muhlenberg County: R+54 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk