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Ashland is a small city of 21,295 people in Boyd County, Kentucky. It's about 12 miles from Huntington, WV and 107 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $125k and rent runs about $872 a month.
21,295people
$125kTypical home
$872/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
9"Snow
208Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 21,295
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,984 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to Columbus, OH
- 12 mi to Huntington, WV
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $125k (≈$788/mo)
- Median rent $872/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (233 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,916 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to HTS airport
- 107 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 663 ft
- 286 mi to the ocean
- 178 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 154 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Boyd County: R+39 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk