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Vine Grove is a big small town of 6,830 people in Hardin County, Kentucky. It's about 9 miles from Elizabethtown, KY and 31 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $235k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,830people
$235kTypical home
$1,334/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
3"Snow
225Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,830
- Part of a metro area
- About 995 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Louisville, KY
- 9 mi to Elizabethtown, KY
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $235k (≈$1,484/mo)
- Median rent $1,334/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (95 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (347 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 34% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to SDF airport
- 28 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 119 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 686 ft
- 465 mi to the ocean
- 123 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 114 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 30 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