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Simpsonville is a small town of 3,062 people in Shelby County, Kentucky. It's about 17 miles from Louisville, KY. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $271k and rent runs about $945 a month.
3,062people
$271kTypical home
$945/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
11"Snow
223Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,062
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,031 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Louisville, KY
- 17 mi to Louisville, KY
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $271k (≈$1,708/mo)
- Median rent $945/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (56 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,949 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 33% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to SDF airport
- 21 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 758 ft
- 433 mi to the ocean
- 167 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 724 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 85 bars within 25 mi
- 167 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Shelby County: R+35 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk