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Columbus is a tiny town of 223 people in Hickman County, Kentucky. It's about 33 miles from Paducah, KY and 124 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $59k and rent runs about $718 a month.
223people
$59kTypical home
$718/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
5"Snow
243Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 223
- Part of a metro area
- About 701 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to Memphis, TN
- 33 mi to Paducah, KY
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $59k (≈$369/mo)
- Median rent $718/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (135 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (225 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 38% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to PAH airport
- 128 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 456 ft
- 421 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 149 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 30 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.