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Hazel is a tiny town of 299 people in Calloway County, Kentucky. It's about 43 miles from Paducah, KY and 94 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $698 a month.
299people
$112kTypical home
$698/moRent
89° / 46°Summer / winter
6"Snow
234Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 299
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 854 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Nashville, TN
- 43 mi to Paducah, KY
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$706/mo)
- Median rent $698/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (81 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (596 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 26% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to PAH airport
- 95 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 98 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 551 ft
- 399 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 173 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 77 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Calloway County: R+38 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.