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Gilbertsville is a tiny town of 433 people in Marshall County, Kentucky. It's about 19 miles from Paducah, KY and 109 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $138k and rent runs about $716 a month.
433people
$138kTypical home
$716/moRent
89° / 45°Summer / winter
3"Snow
233Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 433
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 425 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Nashville, TN
- 19 mi to Paducah, KY
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $138k (≈$869/mo)
- Median rent $716/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" 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 (38 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (753 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to PAH airport
- 110 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 348 ft
- 435 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 144 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 106 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marshall 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
- 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.