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Sorgho is a small town of 2,960 people in Daviess County, Kentucky. It's about 5 miles from Owensboro, KY and 90 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $276k and rent runs about $918 a month.
2,960people
$276kTypical home
$918/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
6"Snow
233Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,960
- Part of a metro area
- About 624 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Louisville, KY
- 5 mi to Owensboro, KY
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $276k (≈$1,739/mo)
- Median rent $918/mo
- Median household income $122k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (286 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,514 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 44% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to OWB airport
- 86 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 110 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2011
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 394 ft
- 486 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 203 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 52 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Daviess County: R+32 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High 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.