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Martin is a tiny town of 494 people in Floyd County, Kentucky. It's about 61 miles from Huntington, WV and 144 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $99k and rent runs about $358 a month.
494people
$99kTypical home
$358/moRent
86° / 44°Summer / winter
3"Snow
209Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 494
- Part of a metro area
- About 675 people per sq mi
- 144 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 61 mi to Huntington, WV
- 61 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $99k (≈$622/mo)
- Median rent $358/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 209 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 156 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (77 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (126 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 23% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to HTS airport
- 139 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 45% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 761 ft
- 300 mi to the ocean
- 166 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 53 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 61 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Floyd County: R+59 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
- High 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.