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Poole is a tiny town of 256 people in Webster County, Kentucky. It's about 25 miles from Evansville, IN and 115 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $144k and rent runs about $783 a month.
256people
$144kTypical home
$783/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
9"Snow
233Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 256
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 264 people per sq mi
- 115 mi to Louisville, KY
- 25 mi to Evansville, IN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $144k (≈$910/mo)
- Median rent $783/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (31 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (288 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 23% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to OWB airport
- 111 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 479 ft
- 477 mi to the ocean
- 46 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 89 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 214 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 49 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Webster County: R+57 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate 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.