Living in Muldraugh, KY
Muldraugh is a small town of 1,127 people in Meade County, Kentucky. It's about 17 miles from Elizabethtown, KY and 25 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $77k and rent runs about $879 a month.
1,127people
$77kTypical home
$879/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
4"Snow
225Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,127
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,151 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Louisville, KY
- 17 mi to Elizabethtown, KY
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $77k (≈$484/mo)
- Median rent $879/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (35 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (389 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 27% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to SDF airport
- 21 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 113 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 732 ft
- 470 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 269 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Meade County: R+52 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