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Clinton is a small town of 1,165 people in Hickman County, Kentucky. It's about 34 miles from Paducah, KY and 121 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $67k and rent runs about $653 a month.
1,165people
$67kTypical home
$653/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
4"Snow
234Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,165
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 722 people per sq mi
- 121 mi to Memphis, TN
- 34 mi to Paducah, KY
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $67k (≈$423/mo)
- Median rent $653/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (117 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (237 per 100k)
People
- Median age 53
- 24% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to PAH airport
- 125 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 397 ft
- 413 mi to the ocean
- 46 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 158 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hickman County: R+61 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk