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Vanceburg is a small town of 1,482 people in Lewis County, Kentucky. It's about 50 miles from Huntington, WV and 74 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $91k and rent runs about $391 a month.
1,482people
$91kTypical home
$391/moRent
86° / 43°Summer / winter
20"Snow
213Sunny days
143Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,482
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,023 people per sq mi
- 74 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 50 mi to Huntington, WV
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $91k (≈$571/mo)
- Median rent $391/mo
- Median household income $30k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Somewhat humid 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
- 143 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (14 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (121 per 100k)
People
- Median age 50
- 23% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to HTS airport
- 79 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 525 ft
- 323 mi to the ocean
- 197 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lewis County: R+76 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk