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Harrodsburg is a big small town of 9,313 people in Mercer County, Kentucky. It's about 32 miles from Lexington, KY and 51 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $790 a month.
9,313people
$154kTypical home
$790/moRent
87° / 44°Summer / winter
10"Snow
219Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,313
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,346 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Louisville, KY
- 32 mi to Lexington, KY
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$972/mo)
- Median rent $790/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 219 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 146 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (339 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (649 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to LEX airport
- 56 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 840 ft
- 410 mi to the ocean
- 178 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- 29 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 173 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 42 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mercer County: R+51 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