Living in St. Charles, KY
St. Charles is a tiny town of 293 people in Hopkins County, Kentucky. It's about 45 miles from Clarksville, TN and 89 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $99k and rent runs about $788 a month.
293people
$99kTypical home
$788/moRent
89° / 45°Summer / winter
9"Snow
233Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 293
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 295 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Nashville, TN
- 45 mi to Clarksville, TN
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $99k (≈$626/mo)
- Median rent $788/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" 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
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (84 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (443 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to OWB airport
- 88 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 486 ft
- 447 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 110 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 75 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 44 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hopkins County: R+51 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
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.