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Calvert City is a small town of 2,526 people in Marshall County, Kentucky. It's about 14 miles from Paducah, KY and 114 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $895 a month.
2,526people
$166kTypical home
$895/moRent
88° / 44°Summer / winter
3"Snow
233Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,526
- Part of a metro area
- About 141 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Nashville, TN
- 14 mi to Paducah, KY
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,045/mo)
- Median rent $895/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (61 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,042 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 42% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to PAH airport
- 115 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 351 ft
- 436 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 147 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 112 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.