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St. Joseph is a tiny town of 144 people in Daviess County, Kentucky. It's about 12 miles from Owensboro, KY and 97 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $200k and rent runs about $918 a month.
144people
$200kTypical home
$918/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
5"Snow
233Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 144
- Part of a metro area
- About 395 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Louisville, KY
- 12 mi to Owensboro, KY
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $200k (≈$1,261/mo)
- Median rent $918/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" 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 54
- 24% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to OWB airport
- 93 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 103 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 453 ft
- 482 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 74 mi to the nearest ski area
- 29 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 235 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 59 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
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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
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.