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Mount Vernon is a small town of 2,398 people in Rockcastle County, Kentucky. It's about 52 miles from Lexington, KY and 91 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $111k and rent runs about $620 a month.
2,398people
$111kTypical home
$620/moRent
84° / 42°Summer / winter
11"Snow
219Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,398
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 852 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Louisville, KY
- 52 mi to Lexington, KY
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $111k (≈$702/mo)
- Median rent $620/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 219 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 146 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 5 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 (36 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (436 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 24% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to LEX airport
- 95 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 95 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,207 ft
- 387 mi to the ocean
- 199 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 70 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rockcastle County: R+73 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- 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