Summer Shade is a community in Metcalfe County, Kentucky, home to about 532 people across 2.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 42166.
Homes sold for a median of $145 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Summer Shade. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Nashville International Airport (BNA)75 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Nashville-Davidson, TN78 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL358 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Summer Shade; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Summer Shade had 294 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2010.
It’s the 342nd largest of 553 towns in Kentucky by population.
Metcalfe County grew from 9,988 residents in 1900 to 10,286 in 2020.
Metcalfe County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 24°F. About 49.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 7 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Summer Shade, KY weather station (about a mile away).
1,234 jobs at 118 businesses in Metcalfe County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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