Living in Farley, KY
Farley is a small town of 4,458 people in McCracken County, Kentucky. It's about 4 miles from Paducah, KY and 122 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $86k and rent runs about $759 a month.
4,458people
$86kTypical home
$759/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
5"Snow
233Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,458
- Part of a metro area
- About 754 people per sq mi
- 122 mi to Nashville, TN
- 4 mi to Paducah, KY
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $86k (≈$544/mo)
- Median rent $759/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (166 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,277 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to PAH airport
- 123 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 348 ft
- 437 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 154 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 119 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- McCracken County: R+35 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk