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Symsonia is a tiny town of 473 people in Graves County, Kentucky. It's about 12 miles from Paducah, KY and 115 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $206k and rent runs about $775 a month.
473people
$206kTypical home
$775/moRent
89° / 45°Summer / winter
3"Snow
234Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 473
- Part of a metro area
- About 311 people per sq mi
- 115 mi to Nashville, TN
- 12 mi to Paducah, KY
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $206k (≈$1,301/mo)
- Median rent $775/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°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
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 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 39
- 20% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to PAH airport
- 116 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 404 ft
- 428 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 158 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 141 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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.