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Flat Lick is a tiny town of 634 people in Knox County, Kentucky. It's about 51 miles from Morristown, TN and 138 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $10k and rent runs about $590 a month.
634people
$9,999Typical home
$590/moRent
86° / 44°Summer / winter
10"Snow
225Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 634
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 133 people per sq mi
- 138 mi to Louisville, KY
- 51 mi to Morristown, TN
- 50 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $9,999 (≈$63/mo)
- Median rent $590/mo
- Median household income $25k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 22.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (57 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (224 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 55% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 6% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 72 mi to TYS airport
- 72 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 126 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 42% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,201 ft
- 340 mi to the ocean
- 158 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 61 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Knox County: R+71 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate 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.