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West Buechel is a small town of 1,599 people in Jefferson County, Kentucky. It's part of the Louisville, KY area. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $186k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,599people
$186kTypical home
$1,198/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
13"Snow
223Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,599
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,502 people per sq mi
- A major metro of its own
- In the Louisville, KY area
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $186k (≈$1,170/mo)
- Median rent $1,198/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (157 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,352 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 30% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to SDF airport
- 4 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 39% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 479 ft
- 451 mi to the ocean
- 151 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 56 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 830 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 93 bars within 25 mi
- 194 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Jefferson County: D+16 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk