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Cunningham is a tiny town of 265 people in Carlisle County, Kentucky. It's about 17 miles from Paducah, KY and 133 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $792 a month.
265people
$112kTypical home
$792/moRent
90° / 45°Summer / winter
5"Snow
234Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 265
- Part of a metro area
- About 253 people per sq mi
- 133 mi to Nashville, TN
- 17 mi to Paducah, KY
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$707/mo)
- Median rent $792/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 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 (63 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (126 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 36% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to PAH airport
- 134 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 367 ft
- 429 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 148 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 103 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carlisle County: R+68 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
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.