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Wickliffe is a tiny town of 797 people in Ballard County, Kentucky. It's about 25 miles from Paducah, KY and 132 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $68k and rent runs about $817 a month.
797people
$68kTypical home
$817/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
7"Snow
243Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 797
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 514 people per sq mi
- 132 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 25 mi to Paducah, KY
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $68k (≈$431/mo)
- Median rent $817/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" 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 (78 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (666 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to PAH airport
- 142 mi to STL (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 433 ft
- 435 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 138 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 64 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ballard County: R+64 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.