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Inez is a tiny town of 930 people in Martin County, Kentucky. It's about 38 miles from Huntington, WV and 138 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $79k and rent runs about $492 a month.
930people
$79kTypical home
$492/moRent
85° / 43°Summer / winter
15"Snow
209Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 930
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 540 people per sq mi
- 138 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 38 mi to Huntington, WV
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $79k (≈$498/mo)
- Median rent $492/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 209 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 156 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 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 52
- 26% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to HTS airport
- 141 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 919 ft
- 284 mi to the ocean
- 158 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 44 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 23 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.