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Hyden is a tiny town of 325 people in Leslie County, Kentucky. It's about 64 miles from Kingsport, TN and 142 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $109k and rent runs about $428 a month.
325people
$109kTypical home
$428/moRent
84° / 43°Summer / winter
10"Snow
211Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 325
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 251 people per sq mi
- 142 mi to Louisville, KY
- 64 mi to Kingsport, TN
- 59 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $109k (≈$689/mo)
- Median rent $428/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (26 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (44 per 100k)
People
- Median age 60
- 20% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 71 mi to TRI airport
- 99 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,348 ft
- 336 mi to the ocean
- 177 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 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
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Leslie County: R+81 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate 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.