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Sturgis is a small town of 1,864 people in Union County, Kentucky. It's about 39 miles from Evansville, IN and 122 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $85k and rent runs about $678 a month.
1,864people
$85kTypical home
$678/moRent
89° / 43°Summer / winter
8"Snow
233Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,864
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,190 people per sq mi
- 122 mi to Nashville, TN
- 39 mi to Evansville, IN
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $85k (≈$533/mo)
- Median rent $678/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (50 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (228 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 23% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to EVV airport
- 122 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 374 ft
- 470 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 106 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Union County: R+58 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk