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New Castle is a small town of 1,052 people in Henry County, Kentucky. It's about 32 miles from Louisville, KY. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $830 a month.
1,052people
$154kTypical home
$830/moRent
88° / 41°Summer / winter
14"Snow
223Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,052
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,566 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Louisville, KY
- 32 mi to Louisville, KY
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$971/mo)
- Median rent $830/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 14" of snow a year
- 6 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 (25 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (221 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 35% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to SDF airport
- 36 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 837 ft
- 423 mi to the ocean
- 183 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 212 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 50 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Henry County: R+53 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.