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Greenup is a tiny town of 813 people in Greenup County, Kentucky. It's about 24 miles from Huntington, WV and 98 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $143k and rent runs about $890 a month.
813people
$143kTypical home
$890/moRent
86° / 42°Summer / winter
9"Snow
208Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 813
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 386 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Columbus, OH
- 24 mi to Huntington, WV
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$902/mo)
- Median rent $890/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (26 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (370 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 18% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to HTS airport
- 99 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 532 ft
- 296 mi to the ocean
- 190 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 104 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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