Living in Radcliff, KY
Radcliff is a small city of 22,864 people in Hardin County, Kentucky. It's about 9 miles from Elizabethtown, KY and 29 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $971 a month.
22,864people
$170kTypical home
$971/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
3"Snow
225Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,864
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,709 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Louisville, KY
- 9 mi to Elizabethtown, KY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,069/mo)
- Median rent $971/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (283 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,552 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 31% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to SDF airport
- 27 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 117 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 771 ft
- 464 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 140 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hardin County: R+29 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk