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Cadiz gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $126K for a typical one, or 1.8 years of the Clarksville metro’s $69K median household income. It grades B− overall, 53rd of 138 graded towns in Kentucky. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 92% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates, and the median household income is $44K, and 24% of residents live below the poverty line. 24% of residents live below the poverty line in Cadiz, where Kentucky’s towns sit at 16% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Cadiz has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Brick Inn and Cadiz Downtown Historic District. Cadiz's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 91% of U.S. towns.
Where Cadiz beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Census counts: 112 in 1830, 2,540 in 2020. The archive holds 15 old photos and papers going back to 1860 and 3 maps from 1953 on.
7 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kentucky), ordered by how far Cadiz is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Cadiz, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Cadiz.
Cadiz draws workers from Hopkinsville and beyond, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has homes that are cheap against local pay.
1,876 jobs are based in Cadiz, 2 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
About one in 4 of Cadiz’s working residents works in town. Since 2013, Cadiz has lost 192 jobs, to 1,876 in 2023. The average trip to work in Cadiz is 21 minutes.
| Cadiz | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 26% | 15% | 8% |
| Median household income | $44,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Trigg County school district. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Trigg County High School, with 590 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trigg County Primary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 521 | – |
| Trigg County High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 590 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KY on state tests and graduation
Against the 3,725 U.S. towns with household incomes like Cadiz’s, it is less healthy than 69%, so its D isn’t only a matter of income.
12% of Cadiz adults binge drink. Cadiz beats the Kentucky average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 16. 44% of Cadiz adults have high blood pressure.
| Cadiz | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 22% | 19% |
| What stands out | Cadiz | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.5% | 14.2% |
| More uninsured adults | 7.4% | 5.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 1.8 years of the Clarksville metro’s $69K median household income, the typical home (about $126K) costs less against local pay than in 99% of Kentucky towns; that ratio is one input to its A for cost of living. The typical value, about $126K, is 54% below its November 2020 peak.
Typical home values fell 29% in the year to September 2026. Cadiz’s median rent is $743 a month.
| Cadiz | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 54% | 59% | 73% |
| Median rent | $743 a month | $937 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 74% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2025, 0.7 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Cadiz has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 27° and about 4 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Just 62 of its 1,924 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Cadiz itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. West Cadiz Park | — | 17 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Cadiz; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Cadiz residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Kentucky.
Where Cadiz’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
7 places in Cadiz on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Cadiz.
City in Kentucky, United States
Cadiz ( KAY-deez, -diz) is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Trigg County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,540 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Clarksville metropolitan area. Cadiz is a historic town located close to Lake Barkley east of the Land Between the Lakes recreation area. It was a base of Union and Confederate operations during the Civil War.
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Cadiz grades B− overall, better than 53% of U.S. towns and #53 of 138 in Kentucky. It grades D for health, B+ for safety and B+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
4 notable people were born here, including Coy Bacon and Charles Tyler.
