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Marion is a small town of 2,886 people in Crittenden County, Kentucky. It's about 36 miles from Paducah, KY and 114 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $97k and rent runs about $688 a month.
2,886people
$97kTypical home
$688/moRent
90° / 46°Summer / winter
6"Snow
233Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,886
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 794 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Nashville, TN
- 36 mi to Paducah, KY
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$614/mo)
- Median rent $688/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (59 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (697 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to PAH airport
- 114 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 591 ft
- 456 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 120 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crittenden County: R+68 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk