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Elkhorn City is a tiny town of 846 people in Pike County, Kentucky. It's about 56 miles from Kingsport, TN and 169 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $117k and rent runs about $605 a month.
846people
$117kTypical home
$605/moRent
83° / 44°Summer / winter
9"Snow
209Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 846
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 108 people per sq mi
- 169 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 56 mi to Kingsport, TN
- 50 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $117k (≈$736/mo)
- Median rent $605/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 209 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 156 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (12 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (117 per 100k)
People
- Median age 53
- 17% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to TRI airport
- 138 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,526 ft
- 279 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 53 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pike County: R+65 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk