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Country around Oneida is a rural area of about 1,255 people in Clay County, Kentucky, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 73 miles from Morristown, TN and 129 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $51k and rent runs about $724 a month.
1,255people
$51kTypical home
$724/moRent
84° / 43°Summer / winter
9"Snow
211Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,255 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 129 mi to Louisville, KY
- 73 mi to Morristown, TN
- 46 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $51k (≈$318/mo)
- Median rent $724/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°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
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 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 (25 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (276 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 35% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 78 mi to LEX airport
- 101 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 98 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,319 ft
- 347 mi to the ocean
- 184 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clay County: R+80 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate 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.