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Poplar Hills is a tiny town of 602 people in Jefferson County, Kentucky. It's about 3 miles from Louisville, KY. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $248k and rent runs about $745 a month.
602people
$248kTypical home
$745/moRent
89° / 43°Summer / winter
13"Snow
223Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 602
- Part of a metro area
- About 24,080 people per sq mi
- 3 mi to Louisville, KY
- 3 mi to Louisville, KY
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $248k (≈$1,566/mo)
- Median rent $745/mo
- Median household income $21k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (17 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (347 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 27% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to SDF airport
- 2 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 32% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 476 ft
- 452 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 54 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 819 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 93 bars within 25 mi
- 194 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: D+16 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
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.