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Scottsville is a small town of 4,427 people in Allen County, Kentucky. It's about 20 miles from Bowling Green, KY and 54 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $161k and rent runs about $784 a month.
4,427people
$161kTypical home
$784/moRent
87° / 45°Summer / winter
8"Snow
232Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,427
- Part of a metro area
- About 671 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Nashville, TN
- 20 mi to Bowling Green, KY
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,013/mo)
- Median rent $784/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (164 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (693 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 35% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to BNA airport
- 50 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 179 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 794 ft
- 421 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 96 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 122 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Allen County: R+67 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk