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Hopkinsville is a small city of 30,906 people in Christian County, Kentucky. It's about 20 miles from Clarksville, TN and 66 miles from Nashville, 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 $172k and rent runs about $902 a month.
30,906people
$172kTypical home
$902/moRent
88° / 44°Summer / winter
5"Snow
232Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 30,906
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 942 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Nashville, TN
- 20 mi to Clarksville, TN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,085/mo)
- Median rent $902/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 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
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (291 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,053 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 33% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to OWB airport
- 66 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 114 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 545 ft
- 423 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 130 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 171 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 49 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Christian County: R+34 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk