Living in Hustonville, KY
Hustonville is a tiny town of 612 people in Lincoln County, Kentucky. It's about 48 miles from Lexington, KY and 66 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $132k and rent runs about $427 a month.
612people
$132kTypical home
$427/moRent
86° / 42°Summer / winter
12"Snow
219Sunny days
146Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 612
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 829 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Louisville, KY
- 48 mi to Lexington, KY
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $132k (≈$832/mo)
- Median rent $427/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 146 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (82 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (259 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to LEX airport
- 69 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,112 ft
- 408 mi to the ocean
- 174 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: R+61 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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