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Harlan is a small town of 2,160 people in Harlan County, Kentucky. It's about 44 miles from Morristown, TN and 157 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $89k and rent runs about $543 a month.
2,160people
$89kTypical home
$543/moRent
84° / 44°Summer / winter
16"Snow
225Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,160
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,588 people per sq mi
- 157 mi to Louisville, KY
- 44 mi to Morristown, TN
- 44 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $89k (≈$562/mo)
- Median rent $543/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (49 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (343 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to TRI airport
- 80 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 119 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,476 ft
- 329 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 26 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