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Auxier is a tiny town of 651 people in Floyd County, Kentucky. It's about 50 miles from Huntington, WV and 135 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $111k and rent runs about $672 a month.
651people
$111kTypical home
$672/moRent
85° / 43°Summer / winter
5"Snow
209Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 651
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 700 people per sq mi
- 135 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 50 mi to Huntington, WV
- 50 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $111k (≈$697/mo)
- Median rent $672/mo
- Median household income $117k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (45 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (156 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 52% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to HTS airport
- 137 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 912 ft
- 298 mi to the ocean
- 168 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 60 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
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 50 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.