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Leitchfield is a big small town of 6,819 people in Grayson County, Kentucky. It's about 27 miles from Elizabethtown, KY and 58 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $621 a month.
6,819people
$159kTypical home
$621/moRent
86° / 42°Summer / winter
9"Snow
224Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,819
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 634 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Louisville, KY
- 27 mi to Elizabethtown, KY
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,003/mo)
- Median rent $621/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (142 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (839 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 22% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to OWB airport
- 56 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 147 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 728 ft
- 459 mi to the ocean
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grayson County: R+62 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk