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New Haven is a tiny town of 837 people in Nelson County, Kentucky. It's about 16 miles from Elizabethtown, KY and 35 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $845 a month.
837people
$162kTypical home
$845/moRent
87° / 44°Summer / winter
5"Snow
225Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 837
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,443 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Louisville, KY
- 16 mi to Elizabethtown, KY
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,020/mo)
- Median rent $845/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" 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 (46 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (725 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 25% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to SDF airport
- 36 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 115 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 479 ft
- 443 mi to the ocean
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 131 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 5% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nelson County: R+42 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very 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