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Petersburg is a tiny town of 771 people in Boone County, Kentucky. It's about 20 miles from Cincinnati, OH. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $227k and rent runs about $1k a month.
771people
$227kTypical home
$1,373/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
17"Snow
220Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 771
- Part of a metro area
- About 123 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 20 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $227k (≈$1,430/mo)
- Median rent $1,373/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 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 (103 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (878 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 38% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to CVG airport
- 10 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 627 ft
- 406 mi to the ocean
- 192 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 53 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 833 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 238 bars within 25 mi
- 180 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Boone County: R+37 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
- Moderate 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.