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West Point is a small town of 1,025 people in Hardin County, Kentucky. It's about 20 miles from Elizabethtown, KY and 21 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $91k and rent runs about $788 a month.
1,025people
$91kTypical home
$788/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
11"Snow
225Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,025
- Part of a metro area
- About 385 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Louisville, KY
- 20 mi to Elizabethtown, KY
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $91k (≈$574/mo)
- Median rent $788/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (90 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (492 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to SDF airport
- 18 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 109 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 443 ft
- 468 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 570 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 90 bars within 25 mi
- 119 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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