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Fleming-Neon is a tiny town of 567 people in Letcher County, Kentucky. It's about 48 miles from Kingsport, TN and 166 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $53k and rent runs about $820 a month.
567people
$53kTypical home
$820/moRent
82° / 43°Summer / winter
35"Snow
209Sunny days
161Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 567
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 351 people per sq mi
- 166 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 48 mi to Kingsport, TN
- 48 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $53k (≈$334/mo)
- Median rent $820/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 209 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 156 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 161 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 12 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 (0 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (30 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 39% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to TRI airport
- 120 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,552 ft
- 298 mi to the ocean
- 161 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 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
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 46 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Letcher County: R+64 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.