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Diablock is a tiny town of 315 people in Perry County, Kentucky. It's about 60 miles from Kingsport, TN and 150 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $92k and rent runs about $798 a month.
315people
$92kTypical home
$798/moRent
85° / 45°Summer / winter
9"Snow
211Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 315
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,552 people per sq mi
- 150 mi to Louisville, KY
- 60 mi to Kingsport, TN
- 60 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $92k (≈$579/mo)
- Median rent $798/mo
- Median household income $30k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 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 (91 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (240 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 30% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to TRI airport
- 108 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 91 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 49% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,047 ft
- 324 mi to the ocean
- 182 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 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
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 51 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Perry County: R+60 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.