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Blackey is a tiny town of 141 people in Letcher County, Kentucky. It's about 49 miles from Kingsport, TN and 161 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $68k and rent runs about $669 a month.
141people
$68kTypical home
$669/moRent
85° / 45°Summer / winter
17"Snow
209Sunny days
146Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 141
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 323 people per sq mi
- 161 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 49 mi to Kingsport, TN
- 49 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $68k (≈$431/mo)
- Median rent $669/mo
- Median household income $12k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 209 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 156 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 146 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (38 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 27% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to TRI airport
- 107 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,243 ft
- 314 mi to the ocean
- 175 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 49 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Letcher County: R+64 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.