Video Footage By: Shane White

Madisonville is handy.
​It’s a small community with big connections,
​set amid wide-open spaces, and that conveys a lot of options and benefits. When you move here, you’ll notice how completely you can live your life all within Madisonville. Without leaving the city limits, you will have plenty of interesting things to do and convenient access to almost any service you need, without taking on the congestion and complexity of navigating a metropolitan area. On the other hand, you also can quickly put yourself in the middle of either calm and beautiful remote settings or throbbing and exciting large cities. Madisonville’s location is one of the prime differentiators that make it a great place to which to move.

 ​Madisonville, Kentucky, began calling itself “The Best Town on Earth” about 100 years ago.  For many of us who have either come to or come back home to Madisonville in the decades since, both of these motto's have turned out to be true.​
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We hope you find what you’re looking for in Madisonville, and, in the meantime, we hope you find what you’re looking for at this site as you make your move to Kentucky. Please reach out to us at the Madisonville-Hopkins County Economic Development Corporation with any other questions, and we will do what we can to help smooth your transition. We look forward to meeting you and having you as a new neighbor.
LOCATION
​Madisonville is handy.
It’s a small community
with big connections,
​ set amid wide-open spaces, and that conveys a lot of options and benefits. When you move here, you’ll notice how completely you can live your life all within Madisonville.
COST OF LIVING
 Cost-of-living index, median home price, transportation costs associated with gasoline, commuting and auto insurance … most any way you want to measure it, stuff just tends to cost less in Madisonville. It’s another key reason to move.
​Your dollar goes farther here.
QUALITY OF LIFE
Madisonville and the communities of Hopkins County offer many opportunities for fun, food and relaxation. In Madisonville you will find the largest variety of outdoor recreation & adventure in KY. From hiking, to golf, to local sports, we've got it all!

Friends. Fun. Freedom. Fresh.

T E S T I M O N I A L S

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Three years ago, my husband and I moved to Madisonville. Even before we made the move, I received emails and notes from people welcoming us to the community. Madisonville is a small town that offers cultural, dining, and recreational events that make you feel like you are living in a much larger area. The people make the town and people of Madisonville are some of the best I have ever met. I was skeptical that my husband and I would never find a place that would feel like home, but we have. Madisonville is our home and I feel blessed that my journey led me here. 

Cindy Kelley

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I moved to Madisonville as a newlywed, coming from a much larger city. Having been here now for more than a decade, I am so happy we decided to make Madisonville the place where we raise our family. Madisonville offers the benefits of small town life — friendly, community-minded neighbors, quaint shops and restaurants, and low cost of living — while being just a short distance to larger towns. The central location of Madisonville makes it convenient and the people here make it truly home. 

Sara Spencer

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One of the things that I noticed right away when I moved to Madisonville is the community involvement of so many people. The citizens of Madisonville love this town! I have never been a part of a community where I felt that so many people were involved in making the city a fun place to live. People volunteer, donate, and give of their time to support community events that strengthen the whole community. It makes this community a fun place to be!

Kara Foster

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​I grew up and spent my entire life in Madisonville, KY up until it was time to leave for college. I attended Murray State University where I met my husband. Immediately after our college graduation, we moved to California. From there we were transferred to Oregon, North Carolina and then to the Virginia/Washington D.C. area over the span of four years. At this time I became pregnant with my first daughter and we knew that life on the move wasn’t ideal for us anymore. We wanted to come HOME. Home for my Husband was Owensboro, KY and while it was not out of the question, my husband was immediately given the opportunity to work in Madisonville with a family owned small business and we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to begin our family in the same place I was raised. In 2014, a month before I delivered my daughter, we moved to Madisonville and have never looked back. The growth we’ve witnessed in our town in 6 years has been so encouraging to us. This community is full of individuals with big dreams. The small town feel offering big city dreams through small, unique businesses is the perfect combination of happiness for us. We’ve lived all over the United States, experienced joy everywhere we’ve lived, but the quaint feel we have here, makes this home. 

Mallory Dickerson Johnson

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Our journey to Hopkins County started by several people reaching out to my husband Ben wanting him to teach agriculture at Hopkins County Central High School. We were living in Owensboro, KY and wanted to find a way to move closer after he made the commute for over 6 months. We reached out to Sarah Stone Curry who had a few houses listed we were interested in. She listened to our needs and wants and helped us find a house in White Plains. From the beginning the community members welcomed us with open arms.
​We may be transplants but we are proud to call Hopkins County our home!

Gabrielle Prevette

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