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Powderly is a tiny town of 931 people in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. It's about 36 miles from Owensboro, KY and 83 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $99k and rent runs about $754 a month.
931people
$99kTypical home
$754/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
6"Snow
233Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 931
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 596 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Nashville, TN
- 36 mi to Owensboro, KY
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $99k (≈$626/mo)
- Median rent $754/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (73 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (283 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 29% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to OWB airport
- 81 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 118 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 479 ft
- 452 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 98 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Muhlenberg County: R+54 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk