Hot-summer humid continental
Crestwood, Kentucky
Oldham County, Kentucky · Population 6.3k · 787 ft elevation
Living in Crestwood
Crestwood has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 53″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (50″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 56 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Crestwood at a glance
- Population
- 6.3k
- Elevation
- 787 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 53″85th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 50″88th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,677 hrs36th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $315k60th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,100/mo42th percentile
- Median household income
- $101k74th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.87%42th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.634th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%81th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 76%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5614th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3232th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 23°F | 3.6″ | 12.4″ | 137 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 27°F | 3.6″ | 11.0″ | 138 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 33°F | 4.8″ | 7.3″ | 188 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 44°F | 5.2″ | 0.4″ | 235 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 54°F | 5.9″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 62°F | 5.1″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 65°F | 4.7″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 64°F | 4.0″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 56°F | 3.6″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 45°F | 4.0″ | 0.2″ | 214 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 34°F | 3.8″ | 5.0″ | 173 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 27°F | 4.5″ | 13.4″ | 130 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology