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Slaughters is a tiny town of 175 people in Webster County, Kentucky. It's about 28 miles from Owensboro, KY and 106 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $72k and rent runs about $996 a month.
175people
$72kTypical home
$996/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
9"Snow
233Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 175
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 761 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to Nashville, TN
- 28 mi to Owensboro, KY
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $72k (≈$455/mo)
- Median rent $996/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" 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 (31 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (288 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to OWB airport
- 105 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 95 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 407 ft
- 467 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 91 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 102 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Webster County: R+57 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate 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.