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Country around Clayhole is a rural area of about 371 people in Breathitt County, Kentucky, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 75 miles from Kingsport, TN and 135 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $30k and rent runs about $548 a month.
371people
$30kTypical home
$548/moRent
84° / 43°Summer / winter
18"Snow
211Sunny days
148Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 371 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 135 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 75 mi to Kingsport, TN
- 60 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $30k (≈$190/mo)
- Median rent $548/mo
- Median household income $19k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 17.0% 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
- 148 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 6 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 56
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 72 mi to HTS airport
- 122 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 42% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 69% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,207 ft
- 326 mi to the ocean
- 190 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 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
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 54 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.