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Elkton is a small town of 1,924 people in Todd County, Kentucky. It's about 20 miles from Clarksville, TN and 56 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $125k and rent runs about $906 a month.
1,924people
$125kTypical home
$906/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
4"Snow
232Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,924
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 683 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Nashville, TN
- 20 mi to Clarksville, TN
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $125k (≈$788/mo)
- Median rent $906/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (176 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (445 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 32% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to BNA airport
- 55 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 129 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 627 ft
- 423 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 125 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 216 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 60 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Todd County: R+58 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk