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Henderson is a small city of 27,852 people in Henderson County, Kentucky. It's about 11 miles from Evansville, IN and 108 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $160k and rent runs about $771 a month.
27,852people
$160kTypical home
$771/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
3"Snow
233Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 27,852
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,648 people per sq mi
- 108 mi to Louisville, KY
- 11 mi to Evansville, IN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $160k (≈$1,010/mo)
- Median rent $771/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (274 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,276 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to EVV airport
- 103 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 387 ft
- 491 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 76 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 264 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 53 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Henderson County: R+29 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk