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Summersville is a tiny town of 592 people in Green County, Kentucky. It's about 32 miles from Elizabethtown, KY and 58 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $97k and rent runs about $658 a month.
592people
$97kTypical home
$658/moRent
88° / 44°Summer / winter
7"Snow
225Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 592
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 205 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Louisville, KY
- 32 mi to Elizabethtown, KY
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$610/mo)
- Median rent $658/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% 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
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (53 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (141 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 23
- 40% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to SDF airport
- 59 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 133 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 791 ft
- 424 mi to the ocean
- 133 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 78 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 49 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
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Green County: R+73 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.