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West Liberty is a small town of 3,295 people in Morgan County, Kentucky. It's about 57 miles from Huntington, WV and 108 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $206k and rent runs about $600 a month.
3,295people
$206kTypical home
$600/moRent
86° / 43°Summer / winter
12"Snow
211Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,295
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 672 people per sq mi
- 108 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 57 mi to Huntington, WV
- 50 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $206k (≈$1,301/mo)
- Median rent $600/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 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 (103 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (141 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 25% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to HTS airport
- 109 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 876 ft
- 323 mi to the ocean
- 197 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 52 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morgan County: R+64 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk