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Sonora is a tiny town of 653 people in Hardin County, Kentucky. It's about 12 miles from Elizabethtown, KY and 46 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $185k and rent runs about $758 a month.
653people
$185kTypical home
$758/moRent
86° / 43°Summer / winter
1"Snow
225Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 653
- Part of a metro area
- About 397 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Louisville, KY
- 12 mi to Elizabethtown, KY
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $185k (≈$1,169/mo)
- Median rent $758/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (130 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (714 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 35% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to SDF airport
- 45 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 132 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 722 ft
- 447 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 81 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 32 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.