Living in Hardyville, KY
Hardyville is a tiny town of 108 people in Hart County, Kentucky. It's about 31 miles from Elizabethtown, KY and 63 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $693 a month.
108people
$162kTypical home
$693/moRent
87° / 44°Summer / winter
4"Snow
225Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 108
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 171 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Louisville, KY
- 31 mi to Elizabethtown, KY
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,021/mo)
- Median rent $693/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (26 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (245 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to SDF airport
- 63 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 145 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 689 ft
- 429 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 82 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 56 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
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hart County: R+60 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low 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.