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About Prestonsburg
City in Kentucky, United StatesPrestonsburg is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Floyd County, Kentucky, United States. It is in the eastern part of the state in the valley of the Big Sandy River. As of the 2020 census, Prestonsburg had a population of 3,681.
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Housing in Prestonsburg
The typical Prestonsburg home is worth about $127,000, down 8.6% in a year, 45% below the Kentucky typical home.
Safety in Prestonsburg
Safety Grade B+
Prestonsburg reports less crime per resident than 73% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Kentucky has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Prestonsburg sits closer to the middle.
Schools in Prestonsburg
All Prestonsburg schools →School Grade C-
The public schools Prestonsburg’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 85% of Kentucky’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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