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Milton is a tiny town of 637 people in Trimble County, Kentucky. It's about 41 miles from Louisville, KY. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $763 a month.
637people
$157kTypical home
$763/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
12"Snow
223Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 637
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 433 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Louisville, KY
- 41 mi to Louisville, KY
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$988/mo)
- Median rent $763/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (58 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to SDF airport
- 43 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 869 ft
- 434 mi to the ocean
- 184 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 72 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Trimble County: R+56 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk