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Corbin is a big small town of 8,246 people in Whitley County, Kentucky. It's about 67 miles from Knoxville, TN and 120 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $733 a month.
8,246people
$166kTypical home
$733/moRent
87° / 45°Summer / winter
9"Snow
224Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,246
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,038 people per sq mi
- 120 mi to Louisville, KY
- 67 mi to Knoxville, TN
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,047/mo)
- Median rent $733/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (152 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (806 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 34% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 78 mi to TYS airport
- 78 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 120 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,099 ft
- 355 mi to the ocean
- 169 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 87 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 58 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Whitley County: R+69 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk