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Country around Hallie is a rural area of about 363 people in Letcher County, Kentucky, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 46 miles from Kingsport, TN and 163 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $113k and rent runs about $669 a month.
363people
$113kTypical home
$669/moRent
82° / 42°Summer / winter
17"Snow
211Sunny days
147Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 363 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 163 mi to Louisville, KY
- 46 mi to Kingsport, TN
- 46 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $113k (≈$709/mo)
- Median rent $669/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 147 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (38 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 25% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to TRI airport
- 102 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,064 ft
- 316 mi to the ocean
- 169 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 41 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 46 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Letcher County: R+64 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.