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Dexter is a tiny town of 123 people in Calloway County, Kentucky. It's about 30 miles from Paducah, KY and 98 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $152k and rent runs about $870 a month.
123people
$152kTypical home
$870/moRent
90° / 45°Summer / winter
6"Snow
234Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 123
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 224 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Nashville, TN
- 30 mi to Paducah, KY
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $152k (≈$958/mo)
- Median rent $870/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" 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
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (81 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (596 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to PAH airport
- 99 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 443 ft
- 415 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 159 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 83 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Calloway County: R+38 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.