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Louisa is a small town of 2,580 people in Lawrence County, Kentucky. It's about 23 miles from Huntington, WV and 124 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $488 a month.
2,580people
$121kTypical home
$488/moRent
85° / 44°Summer / winter
16"Snow
208Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,580
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,150 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 23 mi to Huntington, WV
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$760/mo)
- Median rent $488/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (159 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (813 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to HTS airport
- 128 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 748 ft
- 286 mi to the ocean
- 167 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 108 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lawrence County: R+67 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk