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Paintsville, KY
Kentucky · Johnson County
Paintsville is a small town in Kentucky with a population of 4,256. Residents earn $26,713 per year, which is 64% below the national average.
2.5
/5.0
C+
Fair
4,256
Population
642/sq mi density
$26,713
Median Income
$21,439 per capita
$110,800
Home Value
$133,522 Zillow
$631
Median Rent
31.7% income on rent
55°F
Avg Temperature
305 sunny days/yr
100
Violent Crime/100K
772 property/100K
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Overall
2.5 / 5.0
Fair overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
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Economy
2.3 / 5.0
$26,713 median income, 2.0% unemployment
A
Affordability
4.3 / 5.0
$110,800 home value, $631/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
100 violent crimes/100K (74% below avg)
C
Education
2.4 / 5.0
17.2% bachelor's degree or higher
Explore Near Paintsville
Mines
99
Active and inactive mining sites tracked by the Mine Safety and Health Administration
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Haunted Places
7
Locations with documented reports of paranormal activity and sightings
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Historic Markers
6
Officially designated historical markers from the Historical Marker Database
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Haunted Places Near Paintsville, KY
7 reported haunted locations found near Paintsville, KY.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Local Gas Station | there have been reports, of 'fully dressed' in battle clothing- headdresses and all, Indians, walking through a local gas station and disappearing again and dishes in the eatery of the place falling and being thrown around as well, many employees have quit. |
| Mayo Church | Mr. Mayo who was the richest man in town built a church mostly for his wife. Some said that they have seen Mrs. Mayo praying or just sitting in the chapel late at night. Others say that you can here whispering or humming coming from the chapel late at night. |
| Mayo Mansion | Mr. Mayo has been seen in his era clothing and hat on the sidewalk watching people drive by. a tunnel leading from the house under ground to the church has long been filled however you get a eerie felling standing near the site of the tunnel. |
| Old Town Cemetery | There has been reports of an old lady who wonders around the cemetery that over looks the town of Paintsville in eastern Ky. |
| Paintsville Elementary School | Numerous reports of unexplained happenings from within the building including unexplained moaning, sighting of a woman in one of the classrooms crying out to her husband and a child on the other side of the room, and also many of the janitors working there claim there is in fact a ghost within the school. |
| Ramada Inn | The RAMADA INN was bulit on haunted grounds.The once place called BRISTLE BUCK.At the RAMADA,employees have had first hand experence at hauntings.In the kitchen pans will come flying from off the wall at whoever!Late at night in the atrium there have been the footsteps of a woman in highheels heard,this is every night.You don't want to go into one of the banquet rooms alone,you will feel as if someone is behind you. |
| the City | built over partially or very near an Indian war and burial ground. This city is named for its numerous amounts of Indian paintings found here, and there are several Indian burial grounds here that businesses had been built on, that have had sightings. |