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Sedalia is a tiny town of 334 people in Graves County, Kentucky. It's about 29 miles from Paducah, KY and 111 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $775 a month.
334people
$116kTypical home
$775/moRent
90° / 46°Summer / winter
4"Snow
234Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 334
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 282 people per sq mi
- 111 mi to Nashville, TN
- 29 mi to Paducah, KY
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$733/mo)
- Median rent $775/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 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
- 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 46
- 33% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to PAH airport
- 113 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 482 ft
- 410 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 172 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 94 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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.