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Garrison is a tiny town of 552 people in Lewis County, Kentucky. It's about 43 miles from Huntington, WV and 80 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $67k and rent runs about $751 a month.
552people
$67kTypical home
$751/moRent
86° / 43°Summer / winter
17"Snow
213Sunny days
146Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 552
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 205 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 43 mi to Huntington, WV
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $67k (≈$420/mo)
- Median rent $751/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 22.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 146 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (23 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (154 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 39% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to HTS airport
- 86 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 525 ft
- 315 mi to the ocean
- 196 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lewis County: R+76 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.