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Country around Pilgrim is a rural area of about 1,089 people in Martin County, Kentucky, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 48 miles from Huntington, WV and 149 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $81k and rent runs about $450 a month.
1,089people
$81kTypical home
$450/moRent
86° / 44°Summer / winter
8"Snow
209Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,089 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 149 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 48 mi to Huntington, WV
- 48 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $81k (≈$513/mo)
- Median rent $450/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 18.0% 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
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 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 (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (18 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 65
- 21% of households have kids
- 40% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 48 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to HTS airport
- 152 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 958 ft
- 281 mi to the ocean
- 150 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 60 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
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 48 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Martin County: R+84 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
- 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.