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Hawesville is a small town of 1,188 people in Hancock County, Kentucky. It's about 22 miles from Owensboro, KY and 63 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $680 a month.
1,188people
$153kTypical home
$680/moRent
86° / 42°Summer / winter
11"Snow
224Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,188
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 732 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Louisville, KY
- 22 mi to Owensboro, KY
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$965/mo)
- Median rent $680/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (22 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (103 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to OWB airport
- 59 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 129 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 469 ft
- 497 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hancock County: R+48 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk