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Clay is a tiny town of 996 people in Webster County, Kentucky. It's about 39 miles from Evansville, IN and 113 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $74k and rent runs about $772 a month.
996people
$74kTypical home
$772/moRent
89° / 43°Summer / winter
10"Snow
233Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 996
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,155 people per sq mi
- 113 mi to Nashville, TN
- 39 mi to Evansville, IN
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $74k (≈$469/mo)
- Median rent $772/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (31 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (288 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 31% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to OWB airport
- 113 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 78 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 387 ft
- 466 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 103 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 51 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Webster 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
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk