Towns we cover in Western Kentucky

Henderson and Owensboro sit on the Kentucky bank of the Ohio River, across from the Indiana towns we started with. Each town page uses that town's own housing and weather data.

Counties and towns

Daviess County

Owensboro, Whitesville

Henderson County

Henderson

We also cover towns in Southern Indiana.

How the towns compare

Older houses and more freezing nights both raise the odds of frozen pipes, gaps that let mice in, and furnaces working harder.

Freezing nights by townFreezing nights by town. Highest: Whitesville at 91.6. Lowest: Owensboro at 83.1. Full values are in the table below the chart.HendersonOwensboroWhitesvilleHenderson: 85.686Owensboro: 83.183Whitesville: 91.692
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (each town's station is listed under Sources)
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Freezing nights by town
TownNights at or below 32°F
Henderson85.6
Owensboro83.1
Whitesville91.6
Housing and climate by town (sources listed below)
TownResidentsMedian year builtBuilt before 1980Freezing nights a year
Henderson 27,852 1974 60% 86
Owensboro 60,302 1972 65% 83
Whitesville 661 1967 73% 92

Sources

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