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Dixon is a small town of 1,036 people in Webster County, Kentucky. It's about 34 miles from Evansville, IN and 112 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $83k and rent runs about $782 a month.
1,036people
$83kTypical home
$782/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
9"Snow
233Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,036
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 829 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Nashville, TN
- 34 mi to Evansville, IN
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $83k (≈$520/mo)
- Median rent $782/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (31 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (288 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 34% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to OWB airport
- 111 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 525 ft
- 469 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 96 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 65 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Webster County: R+57 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.