ReidlandKY
A town of 5,277. Public schools that outperform most of Kentucky.
Is Reidland a good place to live?
Reidland is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B+ overall, 37th of 138 graded towns in Kentucky, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its schools rank ahead of 90% of Kentucky towns. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $99K. A typical home there costs about $228K, 3.6 years of the Paducah metro’s $64K median household income. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 86% of U.S. towns. On history, just 7 of Kentucky’s 238 towns do worse. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 83% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top.
What makes Reidland stand out
Where Reidland beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave Reidland for work
Where Reidland’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Reidland grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kentucky), ordered by how far Reidland is from typical.
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Moving to Reidland: who provides what
Reidland 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 Reidland.
Reidland has less food insecurity than most of Kentucky and sends most of its workers to Paducah and beyond, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Kentucky (mostly earthquakes).
Reidland’s grade for schools is an A
Its public schools are run by the McCracken County school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reidland Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 548 | C |
| Reidland Intermediate SchoolTop results in townGrades 4–5 | Grades 4–5 | 228 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KY on state tests and graduation
Very high risk in Reidland, with earthquakes at the top
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 89% of Kentucky towns, with expected losses of about $982 per resident a year; that rating is what its D for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1979, 16 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Reidland.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
About half of Reidland’s working residents commute to Paducah
Reidland has 453 jobs for its 1,799 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 17.4 minutes, against 24 across Kentucky.
Most working residents leave Reidland for work: only 2% work in town. At 17 minutes, Reidland’s average trip to work is below both Kentucky’s towns (22 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). 7.9% of Reidland residents live below the poverty line.
| Reidland | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $99,000 | $59,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 15% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.9% | 16% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A larger share of adults had a checkup this year in Reidland than in most of Kentucky or the rest of the country
Its widest gap with Kentucky is food insecurity: 9.9% of its 3,533 adults worry about having enough food, against 15.5% statewide.
82% of adults had a checkup this year in Reidland, where Kentucky’s towns sit at 79% and U.S. towns at 79%. 4.6% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Reidland. Reidland beats the Kentucky average on 15 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Reidland | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 79% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | Reidland | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.9% | 15.5% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.3% | 18.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Reidland, expect four seasons and hot summers
Reidland has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Reidland is 89°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
An age mix much like Kentucky’s
The median household earns $99,423, against $63,726 across Kentucky, one input to its B+ for jobs and income.
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Kentucky average. 32% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 28% across Kentucky.
| Reidland | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 26% | 29% |
| Median age | 38.4 years | 37.6 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.7 points. Across Kentucky, 50.5% of residents are women.
| Reidland | KY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.4% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.8% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.3% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.6% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.5% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.2% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.9% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.6% | 10.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.7% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.7% | 11.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.7% | 32.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.5% | 19.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.2% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.7% | 16.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.2% | 11.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Homes in Reidland sell for about $248K
The median sale price was $248,000 in May 2026.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Reidland
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Reidland
About 5 of every 100 Reidland residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Kentucky.
About Reidland
Census-designated place in Kentucky, United States
Reidland is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McCracken County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 4,526 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 4.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 404 ft
Questions about Reidland
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Reidland, KY a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Reidland grades B+ overall, better than 72% of U.S. towns and #37 of 138 in Kentucky. It grades B+ for health and A for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Reidland, KY expensive?
The typical home is worth about $228,000, 1% below 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−.