Living in Pryorsburg, KY
Pryorsburg is a tiny town of 204 people in Graves County, Kentucky. It's about 27 miles from Paducah, KY and 118 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $148k and rent runs about $775 a month.
204people
$148kTypical home
$775/moRent
90° / 45°Summer / winter
3"Snow
234Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 204
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 164 people per sq mi
- 118 mi to Nashville, TN
- 27 mi to Paducah, KY
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $148k (≈$932/mo)
- Median rent $775/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (106 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (633 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 29% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to PAH airport
- 119 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 420 ft
- 413 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 166 mi to the nearest ski area
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 146 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Graves County: R+62 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.