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Hindman is a tiny town of 790 people in Knott County, Kentucky. It's about 61 miles from Kingsport, TN and 150 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $143k and rent runs about $350 a month.
790people
$143kTypical home
$350/moRent
84° / 44°Summer / winter
10"Snow
209Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 790
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 254 people per sq mi
- 150 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 61 mi to Kingsport, TN
- 61 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$903/mo)
- Median rent $350/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 209 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 156 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 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 (7 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (51 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 27
- 45% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to TRI airport
- 119 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,079 ft
- 313 mi to the ocean
- 177 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 61 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Knott County: R+59 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.