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Flatwoods is a big small town of 7,269 people in Greenup County, Kentucky. It's about 17 miles from Huntington, WV and 102 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $115k and rent runs about $940 a month.
7,269people
$115kTypical home
$940/moRent
86° / 41°Summer / winter
7"Snow
208Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,269
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,042 people per sq mi
- 102 mi to Columbus, OH
- 17 mi to Huntington, WV
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $115k (≈$723/mo)
- Median rent $940/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" 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 (52 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (285 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to HTS airport
- 102 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 682 ft
- 290 mi to the ocean
- 184 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 156 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 33 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greenup County: R+51 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low 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