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Eddyville is a small town of 2,897 people in Lyon County, Kentucky. It's about 31 miles from Paducah, KY and 101 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $188k and rent runs about $730 a month.
2,897people
$188kTypical home
$730/moRent
90° / 48°Summer / winter
7"Snow
233Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,897
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 418 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Nashville, TN
- 31 mi to Paducah, KY
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $188k (≈$1,188/mo)
- Median rent $730/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (189 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to PAH airport
- 102 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 453 ft
- 438 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 133 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 53 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lyon County: R+53 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