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Hendron is a small town of 4,495 people in McCracken County, Kentucky. It's about 3 miles from Paducah, KY and 125 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 $214k and rent runs about $898 a month.
4,495people
$214kTypical home
$898/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
5"Snow
233Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,495
- Part of a metro area
- About 842 people per sq mi
- 125 mi to Nashville, TN
- 3 mi to Paducah, KY
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $214k (≈$1,349/mo)
- Median rent $898/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 0.0% 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
- 111 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
- 5 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 52
- 26% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to PAH airport
- 126 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 459 ft
- 436 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 151 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 116 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
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.