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Madisonville is a small city of 19,515 people in Hopkins County, Kentucky. It's about 36 miles from Owensboro, KY and 97 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $838 a month.
19,515people
$164kTypical home
$838/moRent
89° / 45°Summer / winter
8"Snow
233Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,515
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,092 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Nashville, TN
- 36 mi to Owensboro, KY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,035/mo)
- Median rent $838/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" 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
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (138 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (470 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to OWB airport
- 96 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 98 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 479 ft
- 457 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 100 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hopkins County: R+51 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