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Lebanon is a big small town of 6,430 people in Marion County, Kentucky. It's about 35 miles from Elizabethtown, KY and 46 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $150k and rent runs about $701 a month.
6,430people
$150kTypical home
$701/moRent
88° / 44°Summer / winter
10"Snow
225Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,430
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 941 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Louisville, KY
- 35 mi to Elizabethtown, KY
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $150k (≈$944/mo)
- Median rent $701/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 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 (168 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (521 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to LEX airport
- 49 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 110 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 784 ft
- 428 mi to the ocean
- 152 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marion County: R+44 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk