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Evarts is a tiny town of 648 people in Harlan County, Kentucky. It's about 43 miles from Kingsport, TN and 162 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $71k and rent runs about $673 a month.
648people
$71kTypical home
$673/moRent
85° / 45°Summer / winter
23"Snow
225Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 648
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,696 people per sq mi
- 162 mi to Louisville, KY
- 43 mi to Kingsport, TN
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $71k (≈$450/mo)
- Median rent $673/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 8 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 (33 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (426 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 41% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to TRI airport
- 85 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 115 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,371 ft
- 327 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 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
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 33 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