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Hardinsburg is a small town of 2,327 people in Breckinridge County, Kentucky. It's about 32 miles from Elizabethtown, KY and 52 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $766 a month.
2,327people
$151kTypical home
$766/moRent
86° / 42°Summer / winter
7"Snow
224Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,327
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 673 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Louisville, KY
- 32 mi to Elizabethtown, KY
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$951/mo)
- Median rent $766/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (43 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (210 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 23% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to OWB airport
- 48 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 138 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 699 ft
- 480 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Breckinridge County: R+58 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk