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Country around Bledsoe is a rural area of about 1,323 people in Harlan County, Kentucky, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 50 miles from Kingsport, TN and 155 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $65k and rent runs about $485 a month.
1,323people
$65kTypical home
$485/moRent
82° / 42°Summer / winter
22"Snow
225Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,323 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 155 mi to Louisville, KY
- 50 mi to Kingsport, TN
- 50 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $65k (≈$408/mo)
- Median rent $485/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 8 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 (43 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (151 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 37% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to TRI airport
- 87 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 112 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,136 ft
- 332 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 46 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 33 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