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Perryville is a tiny town of 970 people in Boyle County, Kentucky. It's about 42 miles from Lexington, KY and 52 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $145k and rent runs about $464 a month.
970people
$145kTypical home
$464/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
10"Snow
219Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 970
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,242 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Louisville, KY
- 42 mi to Lexington, KY
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $145k (≈$913/mo)
- Median rent $464/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 219 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 146 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 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 (44 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (362 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 41% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to LEX airport
- 56 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 863 ft
- 417 mi to the ocean
- 170 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 30 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 67 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 5% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Boyle County: R+29 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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