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Country around Buckhorn is a rural area of about 390 people in Breathitt County, Kentucky, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 75 miles from Lexington, KY and 131 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $70k and rent runs about $548 a month.
390people
$70kTypical home
$548/moRent
85° / 42°Summer / winter
11"Snow
211Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 390 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 131 mi to Louisville, KY
- 75 mi to Lexington, KY
- 48 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $70k (≈$443/mo)
- Median rent $548/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 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 (15 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (113 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 24% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 78 mi to LEX airport
- 108 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 92 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,385 ft
- 341 mi to the ocean
- 189 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 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
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Breathitt County: R+59 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.