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Bellefonte is a small town of 1,419 people in Greenup County, Kentucky. It's about 15 miles from Huntington, WV and 104 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $283k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,419people
$283kTypical home
$1,726/moRent
86° / 41°Summer / winter
10"Snow
208Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,419
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,611 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to Columbus, OH
- 15 mi to Huntington, WV
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $283k (≈$1,782/mo)
- Median rent $1,726/mo
- Median household income $117k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" 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
- Very low violent crime (27 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (221 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 38% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to HTS airport
- 104 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 682 ft
- 288 mi to the ocean
- 182 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 180 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 35 bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greenup County: R+51 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very 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