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Loretto is a tiny town of 683 people in Marion County, Kentucky. It's about 27 miles from Elizabethtown, KY and 39 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $183k and rent runs about $797 a month.
683people
$183kTypical home
$797/moRent
87° / 44°Summer / winter
7"Snow
225Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 683
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 213 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Louisville, KY
- 27 mi to Elizabethtown, KY
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $183k (≈$1,155/mo)
- Median rent $797/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (76 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (299 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to SDF airport
- 41 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 112 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 715 ft
- 436 mi to the ocean
- 147 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 102 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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