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Wheelwright is a tiny town of 964 people in Floyd County, Kentucky. It's about 57 miles from Kingsport, TN and 158 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $85k and rent runs about $593 a month.
964people
$85kTypical home
$593/moRent
83° / 43°Summer / winter
2"Snow
209Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 964
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 548 people per sq mi
- 158 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 57 mi to Kingsport, TN
- 57 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $85k (≈$538/mo)
- Median rent $593/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 209 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 156 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (27 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (93 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 32% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to TRI airport
- 127 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,257 ft
- 299 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 44 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 56 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Floyd County: R+59 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
- High 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.