Living in Plum Springs, KY
Plum Springs is a tiny town of 405 people in Warren County, Kentucky. It's about 4 miles from Bowling Green, KY and 67 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $910 a month.
405people
$163kTypical home
$910/moRent
90° / 46°Summer / winter
8"Snow
224Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 405
- Part of a metro area
- About 763 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Nashville, TN
- 4 mi to Bowling Green, KY
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,028/mo)
- Median rent $910/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 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 45
- 30% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to BNA airport
- 64 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 163 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 604 ft
- 441 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 102 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 120 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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