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Hurstbourne Acres is a small town of 1,972 people in Jefferson County, Kentucky. It's about 5 miles from Louisville, KY. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $321k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,972people
$321kTypical home
$1,218/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
12"Snow
223Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,972
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,699 people per sq mi
- 5 mi to Louisville, KY
- 5 mi to Louisville, KY
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $321k (≈$2,026/mo)
- Median rent $1,218/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" 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 (83 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (820 per 100k)
People
- Median age 29
- 22% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to SDF airport
- 9 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 33% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 663 ft
- 446 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 54 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 830 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 93 bars within 25 mi
- 194 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: D+16 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk