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Sandy Hook is a tiny town of 456 people in Elliott County, Kentucky. It's about 43 miles from Huntington, WV and 104 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $132k and rent runs about $342 a month.
456people
$132kTypical home
$342/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
10"Snow
213Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 456
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 464 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 43 mi to Huntington, WV
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $132k (≈$833/mo)
- Median rent $342/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (14 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (27 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 27% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to HTS airport
- 106 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 804 ft
- 314 mi to the ocean
- 193 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Elliott County: R+62 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.