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Clay City is a small town of 1,204 people in Powell County, Kentucky. It's about 32 miles from Lexington, KY and 94 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $102k and rent runs about $707 a month.
1,204people
$102kTypical home
$707/moRent
85° / 42°Summer / winter
8"Snow
211Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,204
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,137 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 32 mi to Lexington, KY
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $102k (≈$645/mo)
- Median rent $707/mo
- Median household income $24k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (51 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (247 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 33% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to LEX airport
- 91 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 637 ft
- 359 mi to the ocean
- 228 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 86 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Powell County: R+54 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate 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.