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Allen is a tiny town of 157 people in Floyd County, Kentucky. It's about 57 miles from Huntington, WV and 143 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $88k and rent runs about $941 a month.
157people
$88kTypical home
$941/moRent
86° / 44°Summer / winter
3"Snow
209Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 157
- Part of a metro area
- About 877 people per sq mi
- 143 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 57 mi to Huntington, WV
- 57 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $88k (≈$556/mo)
- Median rent $941/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 209 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 156 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (42 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (144 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 35% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to HTS airport
- 143 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 620 ft
- 298 mi to the ocean
- 164 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 56 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 57 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Floyd County: R+59 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.