Living in Plano, KY
Plano is a small town of 1,290 people in Warren County, Kentucky. It's about 7 miles from Bowling Green, KY and 57 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $226k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,290people
$226kTypical home
$1,002/moRent
89° / 46°Summer / winter
8"Snow
232Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,290
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,250 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Nashville, TN
- 7 mi to Bowling Green, KY
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $226k (≈$1,427/mo)
- Median rent $1,002/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (148 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,565 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 50% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to BNA airport
- 54 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 165 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 604 ft
- 434 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 110 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 126 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Warren County: R+24 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.