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Hanson is a tiny town of 958 people in Hopkins County, Kentucky. It's about 31 miles from Owensboro, KY and 101 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $142k and rent runs about $950 a month.
958people
$142kTypical home
$950/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
8"Snow
233Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 958
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 441 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Nashville, TN
- 31 mi to Owensboro, KY
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $142k (≈$892/mo)
- Median rent $950/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" 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
- Very low violent crime (84 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (443 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 33% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to OWB airport
- 100 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 98 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 427 ft
- 463 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 95 mi to the nearest ski area
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hopkins County: R+51 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk