Living in Yelvington, KY
Yelvington is a tiny town of 594 people in Daviess County, Kentucky. It's about 10 miles from Owensboro, KY and 76 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $138k and rent runs about $918 a month.
594people
$138kTypical home
$918/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
9"Snow
224Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 594
- Part of a metro area
- About 784 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Louisville, KY
- 10 mi to Owensboro, KY
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $138k (≈$867/mo)
- Median rent $918/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (286 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,514 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 37% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to OWB airport
- 71 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 122 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 443 ft
- 495 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 114 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Daviess County: R+32 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.