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Country around Salem is a rural area of about 1,702 people in Livingston County, Kentucky, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 24 miles from Paducah, KY and 119 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $85k and rent runs about $669 a month.
1,702people
$85kTypical home
$669/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
4"Snow
233Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,702 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 119 mi to Nashville, TN
- 24 mi to Paducah, KY
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $85k (≈$538/mo)
- Median rent $669/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (79 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (359 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 25% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to PAH airport
- 120 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 591 ft
- 452 mi to the ocean
- 18 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 131 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
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Livingston County: R+63 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
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk