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Crofton is a tiny town of 655 people in Christian County, Kentucky. It's about 34 miles from Clarksville, TN and 78 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $85k and rent runs about $758 a month.
655people
$85kTypical home
$758/moRent
89° / 45°Summer / winter
9"Snow
233Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 655
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,031 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Nashville, TN
- 34 mi to Clarksville, TN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $85k (≈$537/mo)
- Median rent $758/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (201 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,322 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 28% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to OWB airport
- 78 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 106 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 591 ft
- 437 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 117 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 82 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Christian County: R+34 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