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Dawson Springs is a small town of 1,951 people in Hopkins County, Kentucky. It's about 46 miles from Clarksville, TN and 92 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $70k and rent runs about $538 a month.
1,951people
$70kTypical home
$538/moRent
89° / 45°Summer / winter
8"Snow
233Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,951
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 508 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Nashville, TN
- 46 mi to Clarksville, TN
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $70k (≈$441/mo)
- Median rent $538/mo
- Median household income $33k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 10.0% 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
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" 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
- Very low violent crime (88 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (567 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 34% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to OWB airport
- 92 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 92 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 486 ft
- 445 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 115 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 78 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 48 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hopkins County: R+51 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