Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,730, settled in 1816.
The best of Munfordville’s subject grades are an A for safety and an A− for walkability and history; the weakest is a D− for incomes. 33% of residents live below the poverty line in Munfordville, above both the Kentucky town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). On incomes, just 16 of Kentucky’s 236 towns do worse. Residents are less healthy than 95% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Munfordville has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Dr. Lewis Barrett House and Chapline Building. Munfordville's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 85% of U.S. towns. Munfordville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Munfordville beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1862.
10 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kentucky), ordered by how far Munfordville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Munfordville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw6 mi National ParkMammoth Cave National Park661K visitors a year
19 mi National Historical ParkAbraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park213K visitors a year
32 mi MuseumNational Corvette Museum
39 mi CaveLost River Cave6 mi Zoo & aquariumKentucky Down Under
31 mi MuseumKentucky Railway MuseumMammoth Cave National Park: Willis Thomas Lee, Public domain · Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park: Jamie from Toronto, ON, CC BY 2.0 · National Corvette Museum: Jonrev at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Lost River Cave: Nyttend, Public domain · Kentucky Railway Museum: C. Bedford Crenshaw, Attribution
Who provides power, water and the rest in Munfordville, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Munfordville.
45% of Munfordville adults sleep under 7 hours, above both Kentucky’s towns (40%) and U.S. towns (36%). 24% of Munfordville adults smoke cigarettes. Munfordville beats the Kentucky average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 18.
| Munfordville | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 18% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 40% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Munfordville | KY |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 33% | 18.9% |
| More uninsured adults | 9.4% | 5.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 14.3% | 10.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Hart County school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Munfordville Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 489 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KY on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Munfordville for work: only 15% work in town. The median household income in Munfordville is $33,000. Since 2013, Munfordville has lost 97 jobs, to 1,167 in 2023.
| Munfordville | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $33,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 15% | 15% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Of the 116 Kentucky towns we compare, none has a lower property crime rate than Munfordville. Munfordville’s violent crime rate is 0.6 per 1,000 residents.
| Munfordville | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.2 per 1,000 residents | 8.3 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.6 per 1,000 residents | 1.3 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Munfordville has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 26° and about 5 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Munfordville home is worth about $194,000, about the same as a year ago, 16% below the Kentucky typical home. 38% of households own their home in Munfordville. Among 140 Kentucky towns, just 10 have a lower median rent than Munfordville.
| Munfordville | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 38% | 59% | 73% |
| Median rent | $661 a month | $934 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Munfordville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Munfordville | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.9% | 1.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Thelma Stovall Park | — | 13 |
| 2. Kentucky Stonehenge | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Munfordville; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Munfordville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Kentucky.
Where Munfordville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
10 places in Munfordville on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in Munfordville.
City in Kentucky, United States
Munfordville is a home rule-class city in, and the county seat of, Hart County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Munfordville had a population of 1,686.
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Not for the area. That is 3.7 years of the area's median household income ($52,285 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
5 notable people were born here, including Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. and Thomas J. Wood.
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