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Rochester is a tiny town of 155 people in Butler County, Kentucky. It's about 30 miles from Bowling Green, KY and 78 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $139k and rent runs about $943 a month.
155people
$139kTypical home
$943/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
4"Snow
224Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 155
- Part of a metro area
- About 333 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Nashville, TN
- 30 mi to Bowling Green, KY
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $139k (≈$878/mo)
- Median rent $943/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 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 (40 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (129 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to OWB airport
- 76 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 132 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 423 ft
- 452 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 95 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Butler County: R+66 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
- 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.