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LaFayette is a tiny town of 227 people in Christian County, Kentucky. It's about 19 miles from Clarksville, TN and 65 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $99k and rent runs about $883 a month.
227people
$99kTypical home
$883/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
4"Snow
232Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 227
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 880 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Nashville, TN
- 19 mi to Clarksville, TN
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $99k (≈$624/mo)
- Median rent $883/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (201 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,322 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 31% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to BNA airport
- 66 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 113 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 545 ft
- 410 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 145 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 174 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 53 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.