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Hickman is a small town of 2,115 people in Fulton County, Kentucky. It's about 46 miles from Paducah, KY and 110 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $71k and rent runs about $417 a month.
2,115people
$71kTypical home
$417/moRent
88° / 44°Summer / winter
5"Snow
243Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,115
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 596 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to Memphis, TN
- 46 mi to Paducah, KY
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $71k (≈$446/mo)
- Median rent $417/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (84 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,295 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 22% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to PAH airport
- 114 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 404 ft
- 408 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 158 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 40 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fulton County: R+40 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
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk