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Waverly is a tiny town of 403 people in Union County, Kentucky. It's about 25 miles from Evansville, IN and 122 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $95k and rent runs about $831 a month.
403people
$95kTypical home
$831/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
8"Snow
233Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 403
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,509 people per sq mi
- 122 mi to Louisville, KY
- 25 mi to Evansville, IN
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $95k (≈$599/mo)
- Median rent $831/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 109 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 (90 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (415 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 28% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to EVV airport
- 118 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 417 ft
- 482 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 92 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 106 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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