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Paducah is a small city of 26,845 people in McCracken County, Kentucky. It's part of the Paducah, KY area. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $165k and rent runs about $834 a month.
26,845people
$165kTypical home
$834/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
4"Snow
233Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 26,845
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,319 people per sq mi
- 126 mi to Nashville, TN
- In the Paducah, KY area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $165k (≈$1,042/mo)
- Median rent $834/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 106 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
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (267 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,271 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 22% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to PAH airport
- 127 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 404 ft
- 439 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 149 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 116 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McCracken County: R+35 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk