Living in Coal Run Village, KY
Coal Run Village is a small town of 1,724 people in Pike County, Kentucky. It's about 61 miles from Huntington, WV and 153 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $132k and rent runs about $893 a month.
1,724people
$132kTypical home
$893/moRent
86° / 44°Summer / winter
2"Snow
209Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,724
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 197 people per sq mi
- 153 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 61 mi to Huntington, WV
- 61 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $132k (≈$835/mo)
- Median rent $893/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (10 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (292 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to HTS airport
- 143 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 47% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 925 ft
- 289 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 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
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 60 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pike County: R+65 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk