Living in Spottsville, KY
Spottsville is a tiny town of 194 people in Henderson County, Kentucky. It's about 11 miles from Evansville, IN and 99 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $134k and rent runs about $777 a month.
194people
$134kTypical home
$777/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
6"Snow
233Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 194
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 412 people per sq mi
- 99 mi to Louisville, KY
- 11 mi to Evansville, IN
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $134k (≈$843/mo)
- Median rent $777/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (219 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (973 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 38% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to EVV airport
- 94 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 463 ft
- 493 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 287 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 41 bars within 25 mi
- 62 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Henderson County: R+29 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
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.