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A town settled in 1886, now home to 1,063 people.
The best of Annville’s subject grades is an A+ for cost of living; the weakest is a D for health. Annville’s average commute is 42 minutes, above both the Kentucky town median (22 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 6 of Kentucky’s 238 towns score higher on cost of living. Annville Institute is on the National Register of Historic Places. Annville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Annville beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Annville | KY |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.4% | 5.4% |
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kentucky), ordered by how far Annville is from typical.
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Census counts: 371 in 1980, 1,102 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2018 and 2 maps from 1953 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Annville. Close and well known come first.
6 mi National forestDaniel Boone National Forest2.5M visitors a year
40 mi Canyon & gorgeRed River Gorge
34 mi State parkNatural Bridge State Resort ParkDaniel Boone National Forest: Schwaltz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Red River Gorge: Robert G. Davis, NWSRS, Public domain · Natural Bridge State Resort Park: Ken Thomas, Public domain
Annville is unincorporated, so Jackson County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Annville.
13% of Annville adults binge drink. Among 142 Kentucky towns, just 5 have a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Annville. In Annville, nearly a fifth of adults report frequent physical distress, and 45% have high blood pressure.
| Annville | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 18% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 38% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 23% | 19% |
| What stands out | Annville | KY |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.4% | 5.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 14.5% | 10.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 26.3% | 18.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its two schools are below. Public schools: the Jackson County school district.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnabus Home Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 5 | – |
| Barnabus Home High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 10 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KY on state tests and graduation
A typical home in Annville is worth about $130,000, down 16.9% in a year, 44% below the Kentucky typical home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Compared with 72% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Annville is higher. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2021. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 59% come from inland flooding and 10% from cold waves.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect July afternoons of 85° and January nights of 25°, with about 9 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
7.3% of residents live below the poverty line in Annville. For most workers, Annville is a place to come home to: only 8% work in town. Employers in Annville added 241 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 387. The town’s middle household income is $56,000.
| Annville | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 7.3% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $56,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.7% | 15% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Parks and preserves in Annville: one, of 11 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Worthington Park | — | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Annville; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Annville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Kentucky.
Census-designated place in Kentucky, United States
Annville is an unincorporated community, a census-designated place (CDP), and the largest community in Jackson County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,102. The community was established in 1878 and named for local resident Nancy Ann Johnson. The community offers a few services such as a post office, grocery store, gas station, medical clinic, nursing home, restaurants, and other locally owned businesses.
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Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.
