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Morganfield is a small town of 3,185 people in Union County, Kentucky. It's about 28 miles from Evansville, IN and 126 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $852 a month.
3,185people
$114kTypical home
$852/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
9"Snow
233Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,185
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,132 people per sq mi
- 126 mi to Louisville, KY
- 28 mi to Evansville, IN
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$716/mo)
- Median rent $852/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (173 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (731 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 24% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to EVV airport
- 122 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 407 ft
- 480 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 96 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 71 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Union County: R+58 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk