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Benham is a tiny town of 725 people in Harlan County, Kentucky. It's about 38 miles from Kingsport, TN and 169 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $53k and rent runs about $769 a month.
725people
$53kTypical home
$769/moRent
83° / 43°Summer / winter
25"Snow
218Sunny days
147Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 725
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3,098 people per sq mi
- 169 mi to Louisville, KY
- 38 mi to Kingsport, TN
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $53k (≈$334/mo)
- Median rent $769/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 218 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 147 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 147 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (35 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (123 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to TRI airport
- 99 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 104 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,621 ft
- 313 mi to the ocean
- 163 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 39 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Harlan County: R+76 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk