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Country around Big Creek is a rural area of about 820 people in Clay County, Kentucky, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 63 miles from Morristown, TN and 136 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $47k and rent runs about $724 a month.
820people
$47kTypical home
$724/moRent
84° / 43°Summer / winter
9"Snow
211Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 820 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 136 mi to Louisville, KY
- 63 mi to Morristown, TN
- 52 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $47k (≈$298/mo)
- Median rent $724/mo
- Median household income $27k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (25 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (276 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 40% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 77 mi to TRI airport
- 92 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 108 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,519 ft
- 347 mi to the ocean
- 174 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clay County: R+80 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.