Area data
Saint Catharine, KY — ZIP 40061
Population: 168 (Census ACS)
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Very Low. Cost of living is 9.8% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 396.0 (+2.4% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
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%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Very Low
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Relatively Low · hail: Relatively Low · iceStorm: Relatively Low · lightning: Relatively Low · strongWind: Relatively Low · tornado: Relatively Low
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 20% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 91.0%
- Radon potential (county)
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 61.7 in
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 39
- Days with Good air quality
- 315
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 34
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 74
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 3
- Nearest national park
- Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park (29 mi)
- National parks include
- Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park, Camp Nelson National Monument, Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
- Airports within 30 mi
- 12
- Nearest airport
- Arnolds Airport (9 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Blue Grass Airport (LEX) (37 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 30
- Hospitals include
- NORTON CLARK HOSPITAL, WELLSTONE REGIONAL HOSPITAL, BAPTIST HEALTH FLOYD
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 2.6 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.1 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 2,950
- Average weekly wage
- $984
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Construction, Wholesale Trade
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 18
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 40061?
- Overall risk: Very Low (FEMA NRI, county-level).
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 40061?
- Risk to homes is higher than 20% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 40061?
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 40061?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the air quality in ZIP 40061?
- Good. Median AQI: 39. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 40061?
- Regional Price Parity: 90.2 (100 = US average) (Below Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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