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Grayson is a small town of 3,778 people in Carter County, Kentucky. It's about 28 miles from Huntington, WV and 101 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $137k and rent runs about $745 a month.
3,778people
$137kTypical home
$745/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
17"Snow
208Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,778
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,361 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 28 mi to Huntington, WV
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $137k (≈$863/mo)
- Median rent $745/mo
- Median household income $28k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 139 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 (106 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (724 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to HTS airport
- 106 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 591 ft
- 302 mi to the ocean
- 189 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 81 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Carter County: R+59 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- 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