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Prospect is a small town of 4,542 people in Jefferson County, Kentucky. It's about 13 miles from Louisville, KY. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $538k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,542people
$538kTypical home
$1,193/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
10"Snow
223Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,542
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,186 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Louisville, KY
- 13 mi to Louisville, KY
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $538k (≈$3,395/mo)
- Median rent $1,193/mo
- Median household income $163k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (5 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (564 per 100k)
People
- Median age 55
- 25% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 71% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to SDF airport
- 14 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 78 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 525 ft
- 447 mi to the ocean
- 159 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 53 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 830 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 93 bars within 25 mi
- 194 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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