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Hillview is a big small town of 8,797 people in Bullitt County, Kentucky. It's about 8 miles from Louisville, KY. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $186k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,797people
$186kTypical home
$1,316/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
9"Snow
223Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,797
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,310 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Louisville, KY
- 8 mi to Louisville, KY
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $186k (≈$1,175/mo)
- Median rent $1,316/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (104 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,217 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 33% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to SDF airport
- 8 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 96 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 512 ft
- 453 mi to the ocean
- 145 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 53 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 821 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 98 bars within 25 mi
- 191 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bullitt 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk