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Benton is a small town of 4,748 people in Marshall County, Kentucky. It's about 22 miles from Paducah, KY and 105 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $787 a month.
4,748people
$157kTypical home
$787/moRent
90° / 46°Summer / winter
4"Snow
234Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,748
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 931 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Nashville, TN
- 22 mi to Paducah, KY
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$990/mo)
- Median rent $787/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (11 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,237 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 21% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to PAH airport
- 106 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 436 ft
- 423 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 155 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 144 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marshall County: R+57 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk