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Betsy Layne is a tiny town of 557 people in Floyd County, Kentucky. It's about 60 miles from Huntington, WV and 150 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $99k and rent runs about $1k a month.
557people
$99kTypical home
$1,100/moRent
85° / 43°Summer / winter
3"Snow
209Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 557
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 308 people per sq mi
- 150 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 60 mi to Huntington, WV
- 60 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $99k (≈$622/mo)
- Median rent $1,100/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 25.0% 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
- 112 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 (45 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (156 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 23% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to HTS airport
- 142 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,175 ft
- 293 mi to the ocean
- 158 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 60 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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.