IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Magnolia, KY
Magnolia is a tiny town of 609 people in Larue County, Kentucky. It's about 19 miles from Elizabethtown, KY and 49 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $171k and rent runs about $860 a month.
609people
$171kTypical home
$860/moRent
86° / 44°Summer / winter
2"Snow
225Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
Is Magnolia right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Tiny town of 609
- Part of a metro area
- About 299 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Louisville, KY
- 19 mi to Elizabethtown, KY
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $171k (≈$1,077/mo)
- Median rent $860/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (99 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (397 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 34% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to SDF airport
- 49 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 131 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 820 ft
- 438 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 69 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Larue County: R+60 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.