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Worthington is a small town of 1,759 people in Greenup County, Kentucky. It's about 19 miles from Huntington, WV and 100 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $133k and rent runs about $871 a month.
1,759people
$133kTypical home
$871/moRent
86° / 41°Summer / winter
7"Snow
208Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,759
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,548 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Columbus, OH
- 19 mi to Huntington, WV
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $133k (≈$840/mo)
- Median rent $871/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (52 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (185 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to HTS airport
- 100 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 551 ft
- 291 mi to the ocean
- 185 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 156 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 33 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
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