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Living in Spring Mill, KY

Spring Mill is a tiny town of 389 people in Jefferson County, Kentucky. It's part of the Louisville, KY area. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $317k and rent runs about $1k a month.

389people
$317kTypical home
$1,149/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
14"Snow
223Sunny days
134Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Tiny town of 389
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 6,946 people per sq mi
  • A major metro of its own
  • In the Louisville, KY area
  • 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $317k (≈$1,997/mo)
  • Median rent $1,149/mo
  • Median household income $109k
  • Property tax about 0.7% of value
  • 4.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 88°F
  • Winter highs around 43°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
  • 134 days a year with rain or snow
  • 14" of snow a year
  • 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 5 nights a year below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Very low violent crime (17 per 100k), county-wide
  • Very low property crime (347 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 41
  • 33% of households have kids
  • 16% are 65 or older
  • 44% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 4% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 24 min
  • 2% walk or take transit to work
  • 6 mi to SDF airport
  • 6 mi to SDF (major hub)
  • 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 82% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1969
  • 92% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 656 ft
  • 449 mi to the ocean
  • 151 mi to a big lake
  • 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 23 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 9 mi to the nearest campground
  • 53 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 830 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 93 bars within 25 mi
  • 194 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 30 museums within 25 mi
  • 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 3 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 15% of Kentucky districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 4 mi to the nearest vet
  • 4 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 6 congregations per 10k people
  • 5 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Jefferson County: D+16 in 2024
  • Kentucky: R+31 in 2024

Natural hazards

  • Very low hurricane risk
  • High tornado risk
  • Very low wildfire risk
  • Low 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.

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