I'm moving to kentucky. (Paducah, Danville: median income, living, price)

[bethykay32]

I'm moving to Kentucky. I want out of this town in the worst way. It's not worth all the pain. It's not worth the constant fear. I hate it here. I went to Kentucky once. It's far enough out of state I can be happy. But close enough, I can still visit my family on holidays.

Anyone with any info on Salem, Ketucky.. Let me know. Thanks.

[rnorth6920]

I dont know where salem is but KY is not as bad as most people lead others to believe. The cost of living is a little bit higher in the northern part of the state, but isnt bad at all compared to other places. Let us know how things turn out.

[LibraAngel]

Move to the western part of the state if you come here...things are cheaper for some reason over there and jobs are pretty easy to find.
It is beautiful in the "Land Between The Lakes" area. My hubby and I are moving there...we will miss Danville, but at least we are getting to move to a beautiful area.

[rppipa01]

Salem is a city in Livingston County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 769 at the 2000 census.



As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 769 people, 322 households, and 202 families residing in the city. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.72.

In the city the population was spread out with 16.9% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 19.9% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 31.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51 years. For every 100 females there were 80.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,196, and the median income for a family was $37,857. Males had a median income of $29,375 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,156. About 7.1% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.8% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over.

Livingston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population is 9,804. Its county seat is Smithland6. The county is named for Robert R. Livingston. It's a prohibition or dry county.
hope this helps.

[KySunshine]

Hi bethykay32, I live 10 miles from Salem, Ky It is a very small town but has all the needed small stores, banks, Hospital and several churches. You would be appox. 25 miles from Paducah, Ky which is a much bigger town most people go there for Doctors and shopping. Western Ky is a great place to settle even though jobs are very few around here. I wish you luck where ever you choose to settle....

Penny

[oltlfan80]

I lived the first 23 years of my life in Salem, Ky and let me tell you what a tragedy it truly was. No doubt the serenity is priceless and matchless, however, it's a backwards town, it's slow to technology, slow-paced, jobs are hard to come by - actual CAREERS are non existent. It's frustrating, and while I am grateful for the childhood memories I have of growing up as a small-country-town girl, as an adult, the last 4 years, where I've made a life in a large Florida city have been the best years of my life.

[kygman]

I drive through Salem from time to time. That's on U.S. 60, among all those big cities between where I live in Sturgis and Paducah...Burna, Smithland, Ledbetter. There's some beautiful countryside in the area. Salem is one of those small towns that is far enough from all the traffic of the cities but close enough to go there if you need to.