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37.01° N · 88.53° W · GEOID 2164632

Reidland

McCracken County, Kentucky · part of the Paducah, KY metro

KentuckyReidland, KYReidlandReidland

The short answer

Reidland is home to 5,277 people. Median household income is $99,423 a year and median rent is $1,051 a month, 12.7% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $228,000, about 2.3x annual median household income.

What sets Reidland apart is how far household money goes. Money left after rent is $92,600, against $67,400 in its closest peers. Also notable: OpenStreetMap shows 0 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 95% of places its size. It is the lowest of 85 Kentucky places we track.

92OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Exceptional

Reidland scores better than 92% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 11th of 85 in Kentucky.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%95
Economy 20%77
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%15
Education 10%50
Commute 10%92
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,051
23% below the median place
Median household income
$99,423
24% above the median place
Median home value
$228,000
29% below the median place
Unemployment
3.2%
34% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Reidland

  • AffordabilityThe median rent takes 12.7% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 93% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • HousingThe median home costs 2.3 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 90% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Reidland

McCracken County gains about 4.8 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in3,007
Moved out2,754
Net+253

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Marshall County, KY292289+3
Ballard County, KY157180−23
Livingston County, KY108111−3
Lyon County, KY4355−12
Carlisle County, KY77

Within Kentucky, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within KentuckyOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$55K
Leavers$58K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of McCracken County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
4.5% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.1% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into McCracken County report $54,800 a year in income on average; those leaving, $57,700, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$42,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,051 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,593 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $228,000.
Getting to work
17 minutes each way on average; 6.2% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Mount Zion, IL matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Income of households moving in7
$54,840
22% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
4.8
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out7
$57,740
18% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureReidlandAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure4.5%22% below
Moved from another state1County figure2.1%5% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure4.8above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$54,84022% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$57,74018% below
02

What it costs to live here

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 90 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

Reidland12.7%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$42,040
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
12.7%
38% below the median place
Home price to income
2.3x
40% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
13%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$92,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Reidland, $1,051 a month, and local prices for everything else (93.7 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Reidland, but easier on the budget

Places that match Reidland on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Mount Zion, IL968.6% vs 12.7%$6,800Compare
Milltown, NJ8810.2% vs 12.7%$27,700Compare

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Homeownership1
83.8%
26% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,609
51% below the median place
Property tax rate1
0.7%
22% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureReidlandAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,05123% below
Rent to income112.7%38% below
Property tax rate10.7%22% below
Home price to income12.3x40% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure86.115% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,13130% below
HUD area median income4County figure$102,4005% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,60951% below
Median home value1$228,00029% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure3.7%15% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure45.4%12% below
Homeownership183.8%26% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure43.6%14% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,59315% below
Vacant homes1County figure14.5%105% above
Median year built119780% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
17 min
30% below the median place
Works from home1
6.2%
51% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$99,423 +24%
Poverty rate7.9% −27%
Income per person$38,771 −3%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureReidlandAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$99,42324% above
Income per person1$38,7713% below
Unemployment1County figure3.2%34% below
Average annual pay6County figure$59,30910% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.0%19% below
Jobs6County figure40,97573% below
Poverty rate17.9%27% below
Mean commute117 min30% below
Works from home16.2%51% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Household size is 2.9, 16% above the median place.

Household size1
2.9
16% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
93.2%
1% above the median place
High school or higher1
91.3%
1% below the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureReidlandAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population15,2776428th largest
Median age138.42% below
Bachelor's or higher131.9%1% below
High school or higher191.3%1% below
Household size12.916% above
Born abroad1County figure2.1%76% below
No health insurance1County figure5.9%8% below
Homes with broadband193.2%1% above
05

Life in Reidland

The nearest National Park Service site is Fort Donelson National Battlefield, about 52 miles away.

36 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k7.6 −19%
Grocery stores per 10k3.8 +79%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1.9 −83%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Fort Donelson National Battlefield 52 miles
  • Ste. Geneviève National Historical Park 107 miles
  • Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial 114 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars29.2 +40%
Shops56.7 +87%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.4 −17%
Doctors' offices and clinics32.0 +58%
Child care centers2.5 +9%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
51.7
68% above the median place
Shops per 10k8
56.7
87% above the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k8
29.2
40% above the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureReidlandAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure22144% above
Public school students12County figure9,883102% above
Students per teacher12County figure15.72% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure29.240% above
Shops per 10k8County figure56.787% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.417% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure32.058% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.59% above
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k97.619% below
Grocery stores per 10k93.879% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k91.983% below
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1051.768% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10150% below
National Register listings11County figure36177% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Annual precipitation is 50.3 in, 15% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Reidland. Larger places are fetched first.

Annual precipitation13
50.3 in
15% above the median place
Wildfire risk14
35.6
42% below the median place
Hurricane risk14
44.3
37% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureReidlandAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure89°F3% above
January average low13County figure27°F7% above
Average temperature13County figure58°F6% above
Annual precipitation13County figure50.3 in15% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure89.73% below
Hurricane risk14County figure44.337% below
Tornado risk14County figure85.75% above
Wildfire risk14County figure35.642% below
Heat wave risk14County figure95.26% above
Median air quality index15County figure415% below
Good air days15County figure74.5%9% above
08

Reidland in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 13% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 13% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Reidland does better than 95% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 57%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,051/mo (2024)$1,380/mo$1,130 to $1,680/mo+4.6%
Median household income$99,423 (2024)$128,500$108,500 to $152,000+4.4%
Median home value$228,000 (2024)$328,000$238,000 to $452,000+6.3%

The median home would be worth 2.6 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.3 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Reidland

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Odessa, MO$1,063$100,022Compare
Harrison, OH$1,153$100,000Compare
Newcastle, OK$1,105$93,398Compare
DeWitt, IA$955$92,587Compare
DeWitt, IANewcastle, OKHarrison, OHOdessa, MOReidland, KYReidlandOdessaHarrisonNewcastleDeWittReidlandOdessaHarrisonNewcastleDeWitt

Places built like Reidland

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Reidland performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Reidland, KY12.7%9.0%/yrn/a
Glencoe, AL12.9%2.6%/yr0.9%Compare
Smiths Station, AL18.8%4.8%/yr2.7%Compare
Headland, AL12.5%4.9%/yr13.0%Compare
Pleasant Grove, AL23.9%-0.1%/yr-2.1%Compare
Hillview, KY23.2%1.7%/yr4.5%Compare
Taylor Mill, KY15.4%5.4%/yr3.9%Compare

Common questions

Is Reidland a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 92 out of 100, better than 92% of the places we rate and 11th of 85 in Kentucky. The median rent takes 12.7% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 93% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. The median home costs 2.3 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 90% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 99 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Reidland expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 12.7% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $228,000.

What salary do you need to live in Reidland?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $42,040 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Reidland?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Odessa, MO, Harrison, OH, Newcastle, OK and DeWitt, IA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Reidland with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Reidland itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/reidland-kentucky

Citytistics. “Reidland, Kentucky.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/reidland-kentucky/

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