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McCarr is a tiny town of 265 people in Pike County, Kentucky. It's about 56 miles from Beckley, WV and 165 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $858 a month.
265people
$112kTypical home
$858/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
13"Snow
209Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 265
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,082 people per sq mi
- 165 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 56 mi to Beckley, WV
- 56 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$706/mo)
- Median rent $858/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 209 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 156 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (18 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (173 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 38% of households have kids
- 15% 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
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to HTS airport
- 161 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 965 ft
- 268 mi to the ocean
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 54 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
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 55 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pike County: R+65 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate 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.