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Cumberland is a small town of 2,037 people in Harlan County, Kentucky. It's about 41 miles from Kingsport, TN and 166 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $67k and rent runs about $622 a month.
2,037people
$67kTypical home
$622/moRent
82° / 42°Summer / winter
24"Snow
218Sunny days
147Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,037
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 654 people per sq mi
- 166 mi to Louisville, KY
- 41 mi to Kingsport, TN
- 41 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $67k (≈$419/mo)
- Median rent $622/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 26.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 218 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 147 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 147 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 9 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 (76 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (214 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to TRI airport
- 98 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 103 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,952 ft
- 316 mi to the ocean
- 164 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 54 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
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 24 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