KY area data
Columbus, KY
Columbus, KY.
Population: 223 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 396.0 (+2.4% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 90.2 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 13.2¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $14.20/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very Low
- Top hazards
- iceStorm, drought, earthquake
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 58.0°F
- Average high
- 69.0°F
- Average low
- 47.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 55.7 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Trail Of Tears National Historic Trail (57 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Wolf Island Farms Airport (6 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Barkley Regional Airport (PAH) (29 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 11
- Avg hospital rating
- 2.9 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.3 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,959
- Median annual property tax
- $791
- Households with broadband internet
- 68.6%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 663
- Average weekly wage
- $758
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Agriculture, Other Services
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