Living in Warfield, KY
Warfield is a tiny town of 297 people in Martin County, Kentucky. It's about 39 miles from Huntington, WV and 144 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $103k and rent runs about $558 a month.
297people
$103kTypical home
$558/moRent
86° / 44°Summer / winter
15"Snow
209Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 297
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 360 people per sq mi
- 144 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 39 mi to Huntington, WV
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $103k (≈$647/mo)
- Median rent $558/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 209 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 156 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (18 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 36% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to HTS airport
- 147 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 942 ft
- 278 mi to the ocean
- 151 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 80 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
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Martin County: R+84 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High 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
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.