KY area data
Thelma, KY
Thelma, KY.
Population: 910 (Census ACS)
The median home value in Thelma, KY is $133,476 — down 9.5% over the past year. 1 schools serve the area (NCES). FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Low, with inlandflooding, landslide, winterweather the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 11.5% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$133,476
Median home value
-9.5%
1-year change
Relatively Low
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $133,476
- 1-year appreciation
- -9.5%
- 3-year appreciation
- +4.8%
- 5-year appreciation
- +27.4%
- 10-year appreciation
- +53.4%
- All-time peak (2025-04)
- $149,770
- 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 (Low)
- 88.5 (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)
Schools
- Total schools
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 0
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
- Schools include
- Carl D Perkins Comprehensive Rehab Ctr
Source: NCES school directory, 2022-23 (school-address-based)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards (county)
- inlandFlooding, landslide, winterWeather
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Relatively Low · hail: Relatively Low · heatWave: Relatively Low · iceStorm: Relatively Low · inlandFlooding: Relatively Moderate · landslide: Relatively Moderate
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 84% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 83.5%
- 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)
- Average annual temperature
- 56.0°F
- Average high
- 67.0°F
- Average low
- 44.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 47.1 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 7a (extreme annual low 0 to 5°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Amenities
- Airports within 30 mi
- 6
- Nearest airport
- Paintsville-Prestonsburg-Combs Field (5 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Julian Carroll Airport (34 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Hospitals include
- MIZELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, CRENSHAW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, CRENSHAW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.1 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 6
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.0 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Migration
- Net migration (county)
- 0 tax filers
Source: IRS county-to-county migration data (county-level, ~12-month lag)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,982
- Housing built before 1970
- 25.1%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 20.0%
- Households with broadband internet
- 86.7%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 3,908
- Average weekly wage
- $792
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Construction, Finance & Insurance
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
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Common questions
- What is the median home value in Thelma, KY?
- $133,476.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in Thelma, KY?
- Overall risk: Relatively Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: inlandFlooding, landslide, winterWeather.
- What is the wildfire risk in Thelma, KY?
- Risk to homes is higher than 84% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in Thelma, KY?
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near Thelma, KY?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- How many schools serve Thelma, KY?
- 1 schools (NCES, 2022-23).
- What is the cost of living in Thelma, KY?
- Regional Price Parity: 88.5 (100 = US average) (Low) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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