Humid subtropical
Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Hardin County, Kentucky · Population 32k · 728 ft elevation
Living in Elizabethtown
Elizabethtown has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 54″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (5″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 59 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Elizabethtown at a glance
- Population
- 32k
- Elevation
- 728 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 54″87th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 5″40th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,716 hrs42th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $223k40th percentile
- Median rent
- $876/mo21th percentile
- Median household income
- $56k24th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.77%33th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.955th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 110 per 100k34th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 650 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7628th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2019th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 24°F | 4.0″ | 2.0″ | 143 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 27°F | 3.9″ | 1.6″ | 138 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 34°F | 5.1″ | 0.1″ | 190 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 44°F | 5.1″ | — | 242 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 54°F | 5.8″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 62°F | 4.7″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 66°F | 5.4″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 64°F | 4.1″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 57°F | 3.5″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 45°F | 4.1″ | — | 219 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 34°F | 3.7″ | — | 181 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 28°F | 4.9″ | 0.8″ | 136 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