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Springfield is a small town of 2,899 people in Washington County, Kentucky. It's about 36 miles from Elizabethtown, KY and 40 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $816 a month.
2,899people
$169kTypical home
$816/moRent
88° / 44°Summer / winter
4"Snow
225Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,899
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 705 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Louisville, KY
- 36 mi to Elizabethtown, KY
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,063/mo)
- Median rent $816/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (482 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 28% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to LEX airport
- 43 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 103 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 814 ft
- 431 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 80 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+50 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk