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Upton is a tiny town of 606 people in Hardin County, Kentucky. It's about 17 miles from Elizabethtown, KY and 51 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $799 a month.
606people
$157kTypical home
$799/moRent
86° / 43°Summer / winter
2"Snow
225Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 606
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 446 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Louisville, KY
- 17 mi to Elizabethtown, KY
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$987/mo)
- Median rent $799/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (130 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (714 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 29% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to SDF airport
- 50 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 136 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 751 ft
- 444 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 80 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hardin County: R+29 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk