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Pikeville is a big small town of 7,490 people in Pike County, Kentucky. It's about 65 miles from Huntington, WV and 157 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $264k and rent runs about $862 a month.
7,490people
$264kTypical home
$862/moRent
86° / 45°Summer / winter
2"Snow
209Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,490
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 361 people per sq mi
- 157 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 65 mi to Huntington, WV
- 63 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $264k (≈$1,664/mo)
- Median rent $862/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (112 per 100k)
- Low property crime (910 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 22% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 16% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to HTS airport
- 141 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 922 ft
- 288 mi to the ocean
- 152 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 46 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
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 64 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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