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Melbourne is a tiny town of 627 people in Campbell County, Kentucky. It's about 10 miles from Cincinnati, OH. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $638 a month.
627people
$166kTypical home
$638/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
17"Snow
220Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 627
- Part of a metro area
- About 751 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 10 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,048/mo)
- Median rent $638/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 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 (103 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,113 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 34% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to LUK airport
- 16 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 558 ft
- 380 mi to the ocean
- 182 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 85 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,291 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 283 bars within 25 mi
- 338 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 57 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Campbell County: R+20 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk