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La Center is a tiny town of 694 people in Ballard County, Kentucky. It's about 18 miles from Paducah, KY and 128 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $92k and rent runs about $900 a month.
694people
$92kTypical home
$900/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
7"Snow
233Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 694
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,147 people per sq mi
- 128 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 18 mi to Paducah, KY
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $92k (≈$582/mo)
- Median rent $900/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 1.0% 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
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" 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 (78 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (666 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 33% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to PAH airport
- 138 mi to STL (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 367 ft
- 441 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 136 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 91 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ballard County: R+64 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
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk