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Mount Washington is a small city of 18,480 people in Bullitt County, Kentucky. It's about 10 miles from Louisville, KY. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $268k and rent runs about $1k a month.
18,480people
$268kTypical home
$1,008/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
7"Snow
223Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,480
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,931 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Louisville, KY
- 10 mi to Louisville, KY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $268k (≈$1,691/mo)
- Median rent $1,008/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (40 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (448 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 39% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 26% 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
- 13 mi to SDF airport
- 13 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 92 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 656 ft
- 446 mi to the ocean
- 151 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 52 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 807 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 98 bars within 25 mi
- 182 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 25 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bullitt County: R+51 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk