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St. Mary is a tiny town of 147 people in Marion County, Kentucky. It's about 30 miles from Elizabethtown, KY and 44 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $726 a month.
147people
$157kTypical home
$726/moRent
87° / 44°Summer / winter
8"Snow
225Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 147
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 189 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Louisville, KY
- 30 mi to Elizabethtown, KY
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$991/mo)
- Median rent $726/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (76 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (299 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 37% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to SDF airport
- 46 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 113 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 755 ft
- 431 mi to the ocean
- 148 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 54 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marion County: R+44 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low 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.