MassacKY
A town of 4,698. Public schools that outperform most of Kentucky.
Is Massac a good place to live?
Massac gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $239K, 3.7 years of the Paducah metro’s $64K median household income. It grades B+ overall, 42nd of 138 graded towns in Kentucky. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 75% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top. On the plus side, its public schools beat 90% of Kentucky towns on state tests and graduation. On walkability, just 23 of Kentucky’s 237 towns do worse.
What makes Massac stand out
Where Massac beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave Massac for work
Where Massac’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Massac grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kentucky), ordered by how far Massac is from typical.
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Moving to Massac: who provides what
Massac is unincorporated, so McCracken County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Massac.
Massac pairs an A for schools with modest home prices and looks healthier within Kentucky than nationally, but it has little public open land.
For schools, Massac earns an A
Its A for schools comes with a B for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $239K.
Its public schools are run by the McCracken County school district. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Oak Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 495 | A |
| Lone Oak Intermediate SchoolTop results in townGrades 4–5 | Grades 4–5 | 437 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KY on state tests and graduation
About half of Massac’s working residents commute to Paducah
Massac has 458 jobs for its 1,871 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 16.5 minutes, against 24 across Kentucky.
Most working residents leave Massac for work: only 2% work in town. Massac’s average trip to work is 17 minutes, against 22 minutes in Kentucky’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Massac’s median household income is $93,000.
| Massac | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 15% | 8% |
| Median household income | $93,000 | $59,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 16% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Earthquakes leads a high hazard risk in Massac
One flood insurance claim has been paid in Massac since 2000.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and hot summers in Massac
Massac has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Massac’s July high is 89°F, where Kentucky’s towns sit at 87°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Massac is less healthy than 64% of U.S. towns
Within Kentucky it is healthier than 61% of the 141 graded towns: much of Kentucky scores lower on these measures. Its widest gap with Kentucky is tooth loss: 12.1% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 18.9% statewide.
Massac beats the Kentucky average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 44% of Massac adults have high blood pressure. Among 141 Kentucky towns, just 6 have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Massac.
| Massac | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 79% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Massac | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.1% | 18.9% |
| More adults with high blood pressure | 43.9% | 38.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1.1% of Massac is conserved land
Just 27 of its 2,592 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Massac itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lone Oak Park | — | 19 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Massac sell for about $228K
The median rent in Massac is $887 a month.
| Massac | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 68% | 59% | 73% |
| Median rent | $887 a month | $937 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Massac
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Massac
About 3 of every 100 Massac residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Kentucky.
About Massac
Census-designated place in Kentucky, United States
Massac is a census-designated place (CDP) in McCracken County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 4,635 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 4.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 459 ft
Massac’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Massac.
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Questions about Massac
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Massac, KY a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Massac grades B+ overall, better than 66% of U.S. towns and #42 of 138 in Kentucky. It grades C+ for health and A for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Massac, KY expensive?
The typical home is worth about $239,000, 4% above the Kentucky typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.