KY area data
Emerson, KY
Emerson, KY.
Population: 322 (Census ACS)
The median home value in Emerson, KY is $87,600. 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).
$87,600
Median home value
Very Low
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $87,600
- 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)
- heatWave: Relatively Low · iceStorm: Relatively Low · inlandFlooding: Relatively Low · landslide: Relatively Low · lightning: Relatively Low · strongWind: Relatively Low
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 39% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 87.0%
- Radon potential (county)
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
- Nearest Superfund site
- Maxey Flats Nuclear Disposal (22 mi)
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
- 53.7 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 6b (extreme annual low -5 to 0°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Hopewell Culture National Historical Park (57 mi)
- Airports within 30 mi
- 7
- Nearest airport
- Womstead Field (14 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 11
- Hospitals include
- KING'S DAUGHTERS' MEDICAL CENTER, ST CLAIRE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, MEADOWVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.7 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.0 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,994
- Housing built before 1970
- 16.9%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 32.2%
- Median annual property tax
- $344
- Households with broadband internet
- 47.7%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 1,348
- Average weekly wage
- $809
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Construction, Wholesale Trade
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
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Common questions
- What is the median home value in Emerson, KY?
- $87,600.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in Emerson, KY?
- Overall risk: Very Low (FEMA NRI, county-level).
- What is the wildfire risk in Emerson, KY?
- Risk to homes is higher than 39% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in Emerson, KY?
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near Emerson, KY?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the cost of living in Emerson, KY?
- Regional Price Parity: 90.2 (100 = US average) (Below Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
ZIP code for Emerson
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