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Princeton is a big small town of 6,241 people in Caldwell County, Kentucky. It's about 42 miles from Paducah, KY and 95 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $97k and rent runs about $762 a month.
6,241people
$97kTypical home
$762/moRent
89° / 46°Summer / winter
9"Snow
233Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,241
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 695 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Nashville, TN
- 42 mi to Paducah, KY
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$609/mo)
- Median rent $762/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 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 (101 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,857 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 35% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to PAH airport
- 95 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 459 ft
- 440 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 125 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Caldwell County: R+58 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