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Thruston is a small town of 2,581 people in Daviess County, Kentucky. It's about 6 miles from Owensboro, KY and 79 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $188k and rent runs about $864 a month.
2,581people
$188kTypical home
$864/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
6"Snow
233Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,581
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,462 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Louisville, KY
- 6 mi to Owensboro, KY
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $188k (≈$1,184/mo)
- Median rent $864/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 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 34
- 38% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 20% 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
- 9 mi to OWB airport
- 75 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 120 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 446 ft
- 491 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 117 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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.