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Lewisport is a small town of 2,057 people in Hancock County, Kentucky. It's about 17 miles from Owensboro, KY and 70 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $138k and rent runs about $824 a month.
2,057people
$138kTypical home
$824/moRent
86° / 41°Summer / winter
11"Snow
224Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,057
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,158 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Louisville, KY
- 17 mi to Owensboro, KY
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $138k (≈$871/mo)
- Median rent $824/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" 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 (18 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (136 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 29% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to OWB airport
- 66 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 121 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 390 ft
- 501 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 122 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hancock County: R+48 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