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South Shore is a small town of 1,642 people in Greenup County, Kentucky. It's about 36 miles from Huntington, WV and 87 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $89k and rent runs about $624 a month.
1,642people
$89kTypical home
$624/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
10"Snow
208Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,642
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,332 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Columbus, OH
- 36 mi to Huntington, WV
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $89k (≈$562/mo)
- Median rent $624/mo
- Median household income $29k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 19.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 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 (26 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (176 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 35% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to HTS airport
- 88 mi to CMH (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 538 ft
- 303 mi to the ocean
- 186 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 90 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Greenup County: R+51 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk